Stanford

English
"stony ford"

Stanford Origin and Meaning

The name Stanford is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stony ford".

Even if you're a loyal alumnus, consider something less ultraupright, like Yale or Cal.

# 958 in the US

Stanford Rank in US Top 1000

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Famous People Named Stanford

  • Stanford White
    American architect, involved in a turn,of,the,century sex scandal and murder
  • Stanford Elmer "Stan" Parris
    U.S. Congressman from Virginia
  • (Isaac) Stanford Jolley
    American character actor
  • Stanford Moore
    American chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Stanford Sherock Keglar
    American NFL football player
  • Stanford Bermond Routt
    American NFL football player
  • Stanford Everett Morse
    Jr., American politician from Mississippi
  • Leland Stanford
    American industrialist, founder of Stanford University

The name Stanford in Pop Culture

  • Stanford Blatch
    character on TV's "Sex and the City"
  • Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smith
    character on animated series "American Dad!"
  • Stanford Pines "Ford
    " great uncle on "Gravity Falls", twin to Stanley "Stan"
  • Stanford University in Stanford
    California, USA

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