Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).


Dingle

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

An area in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687).


Vauxhall

→ Dutch: vauxhall

desctree

→ Russian: вокза́л (vokzál, “(transport) station, terminal”), вокза́лъ (vokzál) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
→ Armenian: վոկզալ (vokzal), վակզալ (vakzal)
→ Azerbaijani: vağzal
→ Belarusian: вакза́л (vakzál)
→ Georgian: ვაგზალი (vagzali)
→ Ingrian: vokzala
→ Kazakh: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Kyrgyz: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Lithuanian: agzolas
→ Mongolian:
Cyrillic script: вокзал (vokzal)
Mongolian script: ᠸᠣᠻᠽᠠᠯ (wokzal)
→ Polish: woksal, wogzał
→ Tajik: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Tatar: вокзал (woqzal)
→ Turkmen: wokzal
→ Udmurt: вокзал (vokzal)
→ Ukrainian: вокза́л (vokzál)
→ Uyghur: ۋوگزال (wogzal)
→ Uzbek: vokzal

→ Polish: Foksal

Falkes de Breauté
Vauxhall (disambiguation)

Generally thought to have originated in the late 13th century, from the name of Falkes de Breauté, the head of King John's mercenaries, who owned a large house in the area, known as Faulke's Hall, later Foxhall, and eventually Vauxhall.

An inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3492).


Kensington

From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”).
The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3690).


Everton

en-proper noun

Everton (countable and uncountable, plural Evertons)

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

A district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3592).


Aigburth

From Old Norse eik and berg, meaning "oak-tree hill".

A southern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. (OS grid ref SJ3885).


Allerton

The name of the English location is possibly from Old English alor (“alder”) + -tun, or possibly it was named for Alfred the Great. It is in the Domesday Book as Alvertune.

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.


Anfield

Possibly from Middle English hange + feld, field (see field).


Walton

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.

A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).


Picton

Picton (countable and uncountable, plural Pictons)

From either the Old English personal name Pīca or pīc (“point, peak, pinnacle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A ward of Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England.


Toxteth

Unknown. One theory is that the word means "Toki's landing". Another theory mentions a town in the Domesday Book called Stochestede, which could be from stocc (“stock, stake”) + stede (“stead; place”).

An inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.


Knotty Ash

An eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4091)


Speke

* As an English surname, variant of Speak, itself a variant of Speake, all related to the placename below.
* The placename is either from Old English spec (“brushwood”) or the obsolete noun speight (“woodpecker”).

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4383).


Hunt's Cross

A suburb and village in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4385).


Edge Hill

An inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3690).


Garston

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4084).


Tuebrook

An inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3892).


Wavertree

An area in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3889).


Mossley Hill

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3887).


St Michael's

A suburb and ward in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3686).


Cressington

A council ward in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3985).


Sefton Park

A park and suburban area in the City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3888).


Gateacre

A suburb in the City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4288).


Fazakerley

Fazakerley (countable and uncountable, plural Fazakerleys)

From Old English fæs (“border; fringe”) + æcer (“field”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Ackerley.

A northern suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3897).


Broad Green

A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ4090).


Grassendale

A suburb in the south of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3985).


Clubmoor

A suburb and electoral ward in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3893).


Warbreck

A council electoral ward in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.


West Derby

A suburb and electoral ward in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3993).


Sandhills

An inner suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ3493).


Dovecot

An eastern suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4191).


Old Swan

Apparently named after a former public house named the Three Swans. There is now another pub named the Old Swan.

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ3991).


Aigburth Vale

A suburb north of Aigburth, City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3887).