Meaning of Names, Baby Names
Search for name  
Meaning of Stanford meaning

Search

Browse

Meaning of name Stanford

and the Origins of this baby nameMeaning of baby name Stanford

Meaning

The name Stanford has the following meaning:

From the stony ford.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Stanford is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Stanford in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Stanford is pronounced as stan-furd

Origins

Stanford originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Stanford and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Stanford: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Coleman, Davis, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Lyndon, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Edward, Madison, Parker

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Stanford: Stamford, Stamforde, Standford, Standforde

Style

We think the name Stanford should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

See other Biblical boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Stanford to be: Wealthy, well-bred upper-class chap

In one word, you might describe Stanford as a(n) "wealthy" person.

See other "wealthy" names for boys.

Faces of

Stanford

loading...

Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Stanford (or its variants) are:

Stanford Moore , born on 4 September, a famous biochemist. Stanford Moore 's background: A U.S. biochemist. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972, for his work on ribonuclease and for contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the ribonuclease molecule.

Stanford E. Parris, born on 9 September, a famous politician. Stanford E. Parris's background: A politician who served as U.S. Representative from Virginia. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Stanford Jamison Jennings, born on 12 March , a famous footballer. Stanford Jamison Jennings's background: A former American football running back in the NFL.
Samuel (24)
Sean (61)
Seth (77)
Sebastian (83)
Stephen (125)
Spencer (130)
Shawn (156)
Sergio (192)
Scott (202)
Saul (287)
Siad
Sherod
Savion
Sergei
Shain
Sigmund
Shurwoode
Shamus
Smittea
Sigismund
Boy names of similar style (Biblical)

Boy names which give the impression of someone who's 'wealthy'

Popular English boy names

Boy names that sound like Stanford
... all baby boy names starting with "S" ... more unique names starting with "S"
"S"
"S"
Do you like this name? 
Share to Facebook Share with Google Share to Twitter Stumble It Email This More...