Sterling.
A Scottish surname, variant of Stirling.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish surname, variant of Stirling.
An English surname, thought to be a variant of Starling.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Logan County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bingham County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Whiteside County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Rice County, Kansas, named after Sterling Rosan.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Deep River Township, Arenac County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Johnson County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cayuga County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Sanpete County, Utah.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Skagit County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, listed under Sterling Township.
Where this word comes from
See Stirling.
Try it on your idea.
Sterling has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.