Stanhope

See also: stanhope

English

Etymology

The British placenames are from Old English stan (“stone”) + hōp (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• (town in County Durham): IPA^(key): /ˈstæ.nəp/

Proper noun

Stanhope

1. A market town and civil parish in Weardale, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY9939).
2. A neighborhood of Ashford, Kent, England.
3. A settlement in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.
4. An English habitational surname from Old English.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
6. A town in Victoria, Australia.
7. A locale in Canada.
   1. A village in Quebec.
   2. A community in Prince Edward Island.
   3. A settlement in Newfoundland.
8. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in Iowa; named for British adventurer and writer Lady Hester Stanhope.
   2. A borough of New Jersey.
   3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   4. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

Anagrams

• Stephano, phaetons, phonates, satphone