Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stanislaus

/ˈstænɪslɔːs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: stanis-laus
IPA: /ˈstænɪslɔːs/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

name

A surname from the Slavic languages.

Etymology

From the Latin form of a Slavic name, Станисла́в (Stanisláv) in Russian and Станислав (Stanislav) in Bulgarian, famous in the history of Poland, from the Proto-Slavic elements *stati (“to stand, become”) + *slàva (“glory”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Stanislauses (plural)

Phrases

Stanislaus County

Frequently Paired Words

Stanley

Questions

How do you pronounce stanislaus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstænɪslɔːs/.
What does stanislaus mean?: A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Where does stanislaus come from?: From the Latin form of a Slavic name, Станисла́в (Stanisláv) in Russian and Станислав (Stanislav) in Bulgarian, famous in the history of Poland, from the Proto-Slavic elements *stati (“to stand, become”) + *slàva (“glory”).

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