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Lots of idea's, i think i favour it was taken from the name of the river, originally known as "Sruth" (meaning stream)upon which it stands (the River Forth). Unless someone known difference....
Thanks for the help, as always appreciated!

Courtesy of Oxford:

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The placename Stirling is found as Strevelin in 1124, and Sterling in about 1470. Meaning uncertain. The name may originally have been that of the river, now the Forth, on which Stirling stands.

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Sorry I can't be more specific :-)

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"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true."

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♥Elinor♥

I don't know about the meaning but on a 16/17th Century map i've seen of Scotland Stirling is spelt Sterling.

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(I go to university in Stirling btw)

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~ Louise x

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"It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut."

Starling, Sterling:
A nickname from the bird, … used also occasionally as a personal name

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P.H.Reany, A Dictionary of English Surnames, Oxford 1997