Stanley

plural Stanleys

1. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.

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   Wildlife biologist Stanley Temple hypothesised that perhaps the dodo tree was dependent on its seeds passing through the digestive system of dodos in order to properly germinate and that the handful of individuals in the 1970s were the last remaining trees from seeds that passed through a dodo in the 1690s-1700s when they went extinct.

   2017 May 3, Mark Carnall, “Finding zombies, ghosts and Elvis in the fossil record”, in The Guardian

3. Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
   1. countableuncountableA town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
   2. countableuncountableA small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
   3. countableuncountableA small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
   4. countableuncountableA neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
   5. countableuncountableA coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong.

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      From Central, hop on a double-decker bus (No. 6, 6X or 66) to the former fishing village of Stanley (about 8 Hong Kong dollars one way). The ride will take you from the commercial district, over the hills (or through a tunnel), to the South Side, a residential area with splendid beaches, Riviera-style corniches and wide-open views of the South China Sea.

      2007 April 8, Ann M. Morrison, “36 Hours in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2012, Travel

      As you stroll through the streets of Stanley, you’ll be mesmerised by its rich history. This charming small town holds a significant place in Hong Kong’s past, as it was the earliest administrative centre for the British government before the bustling Central District, formerly known as Victoria City, was established.

      2024 January 11, “Stanley: where timeless elegance meets modern luxury”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2024, Lifestyle

      Synonyms: Chek Chue, Chek Chu

   6. countableuncountableA ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
   7. countableuncountableA rural municipality in southern Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
   8. countableuncountableA village in York County, New Brunswick.
   9. countableuncountableA rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215.
   10. countableuncountableA village in Stanley and Stanley Common parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4240).
   11. countableuncountableA former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).
   12. countableuncountableA small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).
   13. countableuncountableA small village in Endon and Stanley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9352).
   14. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3424).
   15. countableuncountableA hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9572).
   16. countableuncountableA village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
   17. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
   18. countableuncountableThe former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
   19. countableuncountableA tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
   20. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
   21. countableuncountableA tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
   22. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; a suburb of Kansas City.
   23. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
   24. countableuncountableA village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
   25. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
   26. countableuncountableA hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
   27. countableuncountableA town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
   28. countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
   29. countableuncountableA town in Page County, Virginia.
   30. countableuncountableA small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
   31. countableuncountableA town in Barron County, Wisconsin.