Stanford

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstænfəɹd/

Proper noun

Stanford

1. A habitational surname from Old English
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 city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.
   5. A town, the county seat of Judith Basin County, Montana, United States.

Derived terms

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

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯坦福 (zh) (Sītǎnfú)

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

given name

• Russian: Стэ́нфорд m (Stɛ́nford)
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university

• Chinese:

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

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• 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

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Stanford, from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Stanford

1. a male given name transferred from the surname
2. Stanford University