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Star.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A female given name from English.

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  3. A placename. A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.

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  4. A placename. A place in Russia A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.

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  5. A placename. A place in Russia A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

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  6. A placename. A place in the United Kingdom A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.

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  7. A placename. A place in the United Kingdom A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.

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  8. A placename. A place in the United Kingdom A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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  9. A placename. A place in the United Kingdom A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.

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  10. A placename. A place in the United States A city in Idaho.

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  11. A placename. A place in the United States An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.

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  12. A placename. A place in the United States An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.

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  13. A placename. A place in the United States An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.

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  14. A placename. A place in the United States A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.

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  15. A placename. A place in the United States An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.

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  16. Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

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Where this word comes from

* 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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.