Stan 3

Gender: Masculine
Usages: Dutch, Flemish
Pronunciation: STAHN
Meaning: Dutch and Flemish short form of Constans and related names, such as Constant and Constantijn. It can also be a contracted form of Stefan in some cases. In all other cases, the name is a short form of Stanley and Stanislaus, in which case you should take a look at Stan(1) and Stan(2) respectively. Known bearers of this name include the Flemish former racing cyclists Constant "Stan" Ockers (1920-1956) and Constant "Stan" Tourné (b. 1955), the Dutch politician Constant "Stan" Poppe (1924-2000) and the Dutch radio host Constantijn "Stan" Haag (1920-2001).

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- http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Stan (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands)
- http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Stan&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium)
- https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant_(voornaam) (in Dutch)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Stan&last=&search=Zoeken
- https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Stan/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
- https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Stan/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Ockers (in English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Tourn%C3%A9 (in English)
- https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Poppe (in Dutch)
- https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Haag (in Dutch)

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(Information from name #275428 originally submitted by user Lucille)