Stanford
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
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.
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Stanford Rank in US Top 1000
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Famous People Named Stanford
- Stanford WhiteAmerican architect, involved in a turn,of,the,century sex scandal and murder
- Stanford Elmer "Stan" ParrisU.S. Congressman from Virginia
- (Isaac) Stanford JolleyAmerican character actor
- Stanford MooreAmerican chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Stanford Sherock KeglarAmerican NFL football player
- Stanford Bermond RouttAmerican NFL football player
- Stanford Everett MorseJr., American politician from Mississippi
- Leland StanfordAmerican industrialist, founder of Stanford University
Stanford in Pop Culture
- Stanford Blatchcharacter on TV's "Sex and the City"
- Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smithcharacter on animated series "American Dad!"
- Stanford Pines "Ford" great uncle on "Gravity Falls", twin to Stanley "Stan"
- Stanford University in StanfordCalifornia, USA