Stan
proper nounnounnouncommon in dialogue
- //stæn//
A municipality in southeast Slovenia.
proper noun
- 1
A municipality in southeast Slovenia.
- 2
A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.
Stan Jessop taught at a different school now but lived in the same small 1930s semi-detached as he had done ten years ago. Stan made him sound like an old allotment guy but he was only thirty-six.
Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.
- 3
A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.
- 4
A surname from Romanian.
Etymology
Clipping of Stanley.
noun
- 1
Variant of stanAlternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan)
noun
- 1
Variant of stanAlternative letter-case form of stan (country whose name ends with -stan)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـِستَانbor. English -stan English Stan From -stan.
Forms
- plural
- Stans
Stan · A municipality in southeast Slovenia.
stance · The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.stand · To position or be positioned physically: To support oneself…stand-up · Honest; honorable; genuine.