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Stan (male)

Diminutive for:Stanley (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English short form for Stanley, from the surname, itself derived from many Old English place names "stony clearing".
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