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Star en · PROPN

Etymology

* As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”). * As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”). * As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”). * As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
2. (countable, uncountable) A female given name from English.
   • Emily Byrd Starr — Starr should be your first name. You look like a star—you have a radiant sort of personality shining through you— ... I think I shall call you Star. 1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Emily Starr Series; All Three Novels: Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs and Emily's Quest, Read Books Ltd, →ISBN:
   • Stella was always an original. I don't think she went on to university but I'm sure she's doing something interesting with her life. She calls herself Star now. 2019 February 7, Elly Griffiths, The Stone Circle: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
   • Hser Mu Lah Say, 19, of Omaha, stands accused of kidnapping Lunabella Lozano, 12, and Kaelani Star Lozano, 14, from Indiantown, Florida, on Saturday. 2026 February 3, Sonya Gugliara, “Nightmarish face of man accused of abducting two girls after meeting them on Roblox”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jul 2026:
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in Russia ▸ A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in Russia ▸ A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom ▸ A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom ▸ A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom ▸ A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United Kingdom ▸ A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United States ▸ A city in Idaho.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United States ▸ An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United States ▸ An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United States ▸ An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United States ▸ A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename. ▸ A place in the United States ▸ An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.
16. (UK, countable, uncountable) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

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Star City · Starbase