English word origin

Etymology of Starr

* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A surname, variant of Star · An English surname from nature · A female given name. · An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States.

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* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.

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Machine-source provenance

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