The first name Stanley is of English, Shakespearean, German origin. It is often a boy name. It has the following meaning(s):

English: Cold, Sardonic, Handsome, Inclined to Overrate His Abilities (Stan, Stanly, Stash, Stosh)

Shakespearean: 'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'King Richard Iii' Lord Stanley, Called Also Earl of Derby

German: Rocky Meadow

English: Stony Field; Lives by the Stony Grove

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Brandon  (Shakespearean)
'Henry Vi, ' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry Vi, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' a Country Fellow, in Love With Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' a Boy, Son to Page. 'Richard Iii' Sir Will

Catesby  (Shakespearean)
'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' a Country Fellow, in Love With Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' a Boy, Son to Page. 'King

Derby  (Shakespearean)
'Henry Vi, Part ' Sir John Stanley. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'King Richard Iii' Lord Stanley, Called Also Earl of Derby

Erle  (English)
Nobleman. Based on the English Title of Earl. Famous Bearer:American Author Erle Stanley Gardner

Stan  (English)
Diminutive of Stanley: Stony Field; Lives by the Stony Grove

Stan  (German)
From the Name Stanley

William  (Shakespearean)
'Henry Vi, ' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry Vi, Part Iii' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' a Country Fellow, in Love With Audrey. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' a Boy, Son to Page. 'Richard Iii' Sir Will

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