Stanford

Stanford

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Stanforth

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) 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 Santa Clara County, California.
4. A place name, including:
   1. A hamlet in Bedfordshire, England.
   2. A village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1238).
   3. A deserted village and civil parish (without a council) in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (now in a military area) (OS grid ref TL8594).
   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.
   6. A census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States, the location of the eponymous university.

Derived terms

• Stanford bunny
• Stanford dragon
• 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 (ru) (Stɛ́nford)

given name

Russian: Стэ́нфорд (ru) m (Stɛ́nford)

university

Chinese: Mandarin: 斯坦福大學／斯坦福大学 (Sītǎnfú dàxué) Japanese: スタンフォード大学 (Sutanfōdo daigaku) Russian: Стэ́нфордский университе́т m (Stɛ́nfordskij universitét), Стэ́нфорд (ru) 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