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Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Dec 12, 2004 09:42 AM UTC:

The information about the origins of the name Stanley is highly suspect.
Stanley as a surname derives from one or more of the several villages of
that name, including one in Derbyshire which is in accord with the fact
that a Stanley family did indeed become Earls of Derby. Like many
aristocratic surnames (Campbell, Cecil, Gordon, Graham, Grant, Howard,
Neville, Percy) it only later became a forename, so it is unlikely to have
been the name of an eleventh-century pet monkey.
	On the other hand, Topov IS the name of a monkey, a character in the
British 1970s children's programme Pipkin's, so it looks like historical
accuracy is not the top priority on the link. I hope that this information
(which also helps age me!) helps make up for my ignorance of American
children's television!