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English word origin

Etymology of Stan

Clipping of Stanley.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan)

name

A municipality in southeast Slovenia. · A diminutive of the male given name Stanley. · A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav. · A surname from Romanian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of Stanley.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative letter-case form of stan (country whose name ends with -stan)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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