stanhope · noun1
From Stanhope (“a surname”). Named after Captain Hon. Henry Fitzroy Stanhope, for whom it was first built.
stanhope · noun2
Named after Charles, the third Earl of Stanhope, the inventor of this magnifying glass design.
Stanhope · proper noun3
- Old English · derived fromstan“stone”
- English todayStanhope
The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishstan all →
stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.