Standish Forename

787,636th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Standish Forename Definition:

As in Standish O’Grady, that masterly Irish writer of short stories. Probably from the surname Standish, with which cf. the surnames Standaloft, Standeven, Standfast (Weekley’s Surnames).

Standish Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1051:3,452,73348,317
England
100%
91:6,178,10252,254
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Zimbabwe
100%
31:5,141,27276,754
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239

Standish (6,464) may also be a surname.

Standish Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As in Standish O’Grady, that masterly Irish writer of short stories. Probably from the surname Standish, with which cf. the surnames Standaloft, Standeven, Standfast (Weekley’s Surnames).

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Middle English name, meaning: [Dweller at the] rocky park.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Standish Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Standich882/
Standist881/
Standi8647/
Standie807/
Standiy803/
Standic803/
Sthandi803/
Standes802/
Staindi801/
Standit801/
Standha801/
Standhy801/
Stanndhi751/
Standhys751/
Standice751/
Standiey751/
Sthandei751/
Standy71238/
Standa71142/
Stande7146/
Stondi716/
Stander67127/
Standey6716/
Standay677/
Sthanda674/
Steandy674/
Standee672/
Standet672/
Stainda671/
Stannda671/
Stondei671/
Standex671/
Stainder637/
Standaja632/
S'Thanda631/
Staander631/
Shtamdei631/
Staynder631/
Stondy572/
Ztandy571/
Stonde571/
Shtonda533/
Stamder532/
St Natashah531/
Stondey531/
Stamdey531/
Steindy531/
Steynder501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Standish