stanley
スタンリー
解説 Definition
英語圏で一般的な男性の名前または姓。古英語で「石の牧草地」を意味する。
An English male given name and surname that developed from a place name meaning approximately “stony clearing” or “stone meadow.” It also appears in the names of places, institutions, and objects named after people bearing the surname.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名・姓なので通常 Stanley と大文字で書く。古英語の「石」を表す要素と「開けた土地・牧草地」を表す要素から成る地名由来の名で、「石の多い草地」を思い浮かべるとよい。Stanley Kubrick、Stanley Park、Stanley Cup のように、人名だけでなく施設名や固有名称にも現れる。短縮形 Stan もよく使われる。
Stanley is a proper name, so capitalize it. Remember its two historical place-name elements: one meaning “stone” and the other meaning “clearing, woodland opening, or meadow.” Picture a stony open field to connect the name with its origin. Then attach that picture to familiar names such as Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Park, or the Stanley Cup. Stan is a common shortened form when Stanley is used as a given name. The word normally identifies a person or something named after a person; it is not used as an ordinary word for a meadow.
例文
The Stanley Cup is the most prestigious trophy in professional ice hockey.
スタンリー・カップはプロアイスホッケーで最も権威あるトロフィーです。
Stanley Kubrick directed some of the most influential films of the twentieth century.
スタンリー・キューブリックは20世紀で最も影響力のある映画のいくつかを監督しました。
Stanley Park in Vancouver is one of the largest urban parks in North America.
バンクーバーのスタンリーパークは北米最大の都市公園の一つです。
stanley の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語の stan（石）+ lēah（牧草地・開けた土地）に由来する地名姓。「石の多い草地」が原義。同じ stan を持つ語に stone がある。岩がちな開拓地に住んだ人々の姓として広まった。
Stanley originated as an English place name and later became a surname and male given name. It combines Old English stān, “stone,” with lēah, “woodland clearing, open land, or meadow.” The original place-name sense was therefore “stony clearing” or “stone meadow.” Families associated with places bearing this name adopted it as a surname, and its later use as a given name developed from that surname. The element stān is historically related to modern English stone.
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