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Star 1
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage German, Jewish

Meaning & History

Means "starling (bird)" in German, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person. Alternatively, an Anglicized form of Stern 2.
Added 1/17/2016 by cutenose
Edited 9/15/2024 by jocatchi, Mike C and LMS

Star 2
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Dutch

Meaning & History

Means "stiff, frozen, rigid" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch staer "having a troubled or gloomy expression; tight, stiff", a nickname either for a gloomy person or for someone who was rigid and inflexible.
Added 1/17/2016 by cutenose
Edited 9/15/2024 by jocatchi and LMS

Star 3
3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Slovene
Other Forms FormsStare

Meaning & History

From Slovenian star "old, aged" (see Stare).
Added 9/15/2024 by jocatchi

Star 4
3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Variant of Starr.
Added 9/15/2024 by jocatchi