- St
In Christian usage, the title of saint refers to a holy person. The title was created shortly after the death of Christ when the Latin word sanctus meaning "sacred, holy" was applied to the Apostles, Evangelists and other early Christian martyrs and confessors.
- Stéphane
Ada is a feminine given name. One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning "nobility", for example as part of the names Adelaide and Adeline. The name can also trace to a Hebrew origin, sometimes spelt Adah - עָדָה, meaning "adornment".
Meaning: Crowned one
Origin: Greek - St. Alban
Meaning & History. From the Roman cognomen Albanus which meant "from Alba". Alba (from Latin albus "white") was the name of various places within the Roman Empire, including the city Alba Longa. This name was borne by Saint Alban, the first British martyr (4th century).
Meaning: From St. Alban.
Origin: English - St. John
I presume this to be a relic of Norman-French origin (see also Sinclair for St. Claire). Its spelling is not set in stone, I believe the forms Sinjin, Sinjun and Sinjon have been found. The name has no 'meaning' in and of itself, but its usage is typically in honor of St. John the Baptist or St. John the Evangelist.
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- Stack
Stack Name Meaning. English: nickname for a large, well-built man, from Middle English stack 'haystack' (from Old Norse stakkr). The surname is now less common in England than in Ireland (especially County Kerry), where it was first taken in the 13th century; it has been Gaelicized Stac. German: variant of Staack.
- Staeey
In English the meaning of the name Stacey is: resurrection; or of Eustace: fruitful.
- Staerling
Transferred use of the surname, which is a variant of the English Starling. It is derived from the Old English stærling (a starling, a type of bird) and arose as a nickname in reference to the bird. Modern use of the name often equates it to the vocabulary word sterling (silver; of excellent quality).
- Staffan
Swedish Meaning: The name Staffan is a Swedish baby name. In Swedish the meaning of the name Staffan is: crowned with laurels'.
Meaning: A crown or garland
Origin: Swedish - Staffen
The German name Staffen, was formed from the given name Steffen, which comes from the Greek "Stephanos," meaning "crown."
Meaning: Victorious
Origin: Greek - Stafford
Stafford Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of the various places in England so called, which do not all share the same etymology. The county seat of Staffordshire (which is probably the main source of the surname) is named from Old English stæð 'landing place' + ford 'ford'.
Meaning: Stone Ford
- Stahley
Stahley Name Meaning. Americanized form of South German and Swiss Stäheli or Stähli, from a diminutive of Middle High German stal 'steel', 'armor' (see Stahl).
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- Stamatis
Stamatis Name Meaning. Greek: from a personal name based on medieval Greek stamato 'stop' (a derivative of classical Greek histemi), an omen name expressing the wish of parents to stop giving birth to girls, or given to a boy after the death of older siblings and meaning 'stop dying'.
Meaning: One who stops.
Origin: Greek - Stamford
English Meaning: The name Stamford is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Stamford is: From the stony ford.
Meaning: From the stony ford
Origin: English - Stamitos
Meaning: Enduring
Origin: Greek - Stamm
Stamm Name Meaning. North German: habitational name from any of various places in East Prussia named Stamm. German and Swiss German: from Middle High German, Middle Low German stam 'family tree', 'descent', 'stock', hence 'son and heir', possibly applied as a nickname for the eldest son of a family.
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- Stan
Origin of the name Stanley: Transferred use of the surname originating from several place-names derived from the Old English elements stan (stone) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, "from Stanley" or "dweller near a stony clearing."
Meaning: A short form of stanley
Origin: American - Stanbeny
Meaning: From the stone fortress
Origin: English - Stanburh
Meaning: From the stone fortress
Origin: English - Stanbury
This long-established name, found chiefly in Devonshire, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational surname deriving in most instances from Stanborough in that county, although some bearers of the modern surname may have derived from places in Yorkshire (Stainborough and Stanbury), and Hertfordshire (Stanborough).
Meaning: From the stone fortress
Origin: English - StancIyf
Meaning: From the rocky diff
Origin: English - Stancliff
Stancliff Name Meaning. English (West Yorkshire): habitational name, probably from a minor place such as Stonecliff or Stancliffe in Agbrigg, West Yorkshire, so called from Old English stan 'stone' + clif 'slope'.
Meaning: From the rocky diff
Origin: English - Standish
Standish Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), so named from Old English stan 'stone' + edisc 'pasture'. There is another place so named in Gloucestershire, but it does not seem to be the source of the surname.
Meaning: Careful, Thoughtful
- Stands
Meaning: Camp glory
Origin: Czech - Stanedisc
Meaning: From the stony park
Origin: English - Stanfeld
The name Stanfield was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. ... Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English "stan," meaning "stony," and "feld," meaning "field."
Meaning: From the stony field
Origin: English - Stanfield
The name Stanfield was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Stanfield family lived in Yorkshire. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English "stan," meaning "stony," and "feld," meaning "field."
Meaning: From the stony field
Origin: English - Stanford
English Meaning: The name Stanford is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Stanford is: Stony ford; stony meadow. Surname.
Meaning: Stone Ford
- Stanhop
Stanhope is an English surname of medieval origins, meaning 'a dweller on a stony ridge'. It has also been used as a given name.
Meaning: From the stony hollow
Origin: English - Stanhope
Stanhope is an English surname of medieval origins, meaning 'a dweller on a stony ridge'. It has also been used as a given name.
Meaning: From the stony hollow
Origin: English - Stanimir
Stanimir (Cyrillic script: Станимир) is a Slavic origin given name built of two parts: stani "to become" and mir "peace, glory, prestige". Feminine forms are: Stanimira and Stanimirka. Nicknames: Stanko, Staszek, Staś, Mirek, Mirko. The name may refer to: Stanimir Atanasov (born 1976), Bulgarian sprint canoeist.
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