Stanford

English

Etymology

Various place names from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstænfəɹd/

Proper noun

Stanford

1. A habitational surname​.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A private university in the Bay Area of California.
4. A place name, including:
   1. a hamlet in Bedfordshire, England.
   2. a village in Kent, England.
   3. a deserted village in Norfolk, England (now in a military area).
   4. a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Lincoln County.

Derived terms

• Stanford in the Vale
• Stanford-le-Hope
• Stanford-on-Avon
• Stanford-on-Teme

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯坦福 (zh) (Sītǎnfú)

• Japanese: スタンフォード (Sutanfōdo)
• Russian: Стэ́нфорд (Stɛ́nford)

given name

• Russian: Стэ́нфорд m (Stɛ́nford)

university

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯坦福大學 (zh), 斯坦福大学 (zh) (Sītǎnfú dàxué)

• Japanese: スタンフォード大学 (Sutanfōdo daigaku)
• Russian: Стэ́нфордский университе́т m (Stɛ́nfordskij universitét), Стэ́нфорд m (Stɛ́nford)

Anagrams

• forstand, stand for