Stanley

Stanley

Stanley, Australia, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Falkland Islands, UK, USA 1. Australia (Tasmania): founded as Circular Head in 1826 and renamed in 1833 after Edward Stanley (1799–1869), 14th Earl of Derby, British colonial secretary (1833–4, 1841–4) and prime minister (1852, 1858–9, 1866–8).2. Falkland Islands: formerly Beau Port and Port William. Major General Richard Moody, lieutenant‐governor of the Falkland Islands (1841–7), made it his official residence in 1844 and renamed it Port Stanley after Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby. During the two months in 1982 when Argentinian troops occupied it they renamed it four times: Puerto Rivero, Puerto de la Isla Soledad, Puerto de las Malvinas, and Puerto Argentino. It has been the capital of the Falkland Islands since 1842. ‘Port’ is no longer in use.3. UK (England): ‘Stony Woodland Clearing’ from stān and lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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Stanley ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of numerous places (in Derbys., Durham, Gloucs., Staffs., Wilts., and Yorks.) so called from Old English stān ‘stone’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’. This is well established as a given name, and has been widely used as such since the 1880s. It had been in occasional use over a century earlier. Its popularity seems to have stemmed at least in part from the fame of the explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), who was born in Wales as John Rowlands but later took the name of his adoptive father, a New Orleans cotton dealer.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Stanley." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Stanley, ‘stony woodland clearing’, OE stān + lēah; examples include: Stanley Derbys. Stanlei 1086 (DB). Stanley Durham. Stanley 1228. Stanley Staffs. Stanlega 1130. Stanley Wakefd. Stanlei 1086 (DB). Stanley, King's & Stanley, Leonard Glos. Stanlege 1086 (DB), Kingestanleg 1220. Stanllegh Leonardi 1285. Affixes from ownership by the Crown and from the former dedication of the church to St Leonard.

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Stanley town (1991 pop. 1,557), capital of the Falkland Islands , S Atlantic Ocean, on East Falkland island. It is the main port and trading center of the islands. The name is sometimes written as Port Stanley. British troops have been stationed in Stanley since 1983, after Argentina's failed attempt to reclaim the islands from Great Britain.

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Stanley (Port Stanley) Capital and chief port of the Falkland Islands, on East Falkland. Originally called Port William, it became capital of the Falkland Islands in 1843. In 1982, it was captured by the Argentinians, precipitating the Falklands War. The British Army have maintained a base here since 1983. Pop. (2002 est.) 1800.

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