Star

See also: Appendix:Variations of "star"

English

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Star (places)

Wikipedia

Etymology

• 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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Proper noun

Star (countable and uncountable, plural Stars)

1. A surname.
2. A female given name from English.
   • 1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Emily Starr Series; All Three Novels: Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs and Emily's Quest, Read Books Ltd, →ISBN:

     Emily Byrd Starr — Starr should be your first name. You look like a star—you have a radiant sort of personality shining through you— ... I think I shall call you Star.

   • 2019 February 7, Elly Griffiths, The Stone Circle: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     Stella was always an original. I don't think she went on to university but I'm sure she's doing something interesting with her life. She calls herself Star now.

3. A placename.
   1. A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A place in Russia
      1. A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
      2. A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
   3. A place in the United Kingdom
      1. A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.
      2. A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.
      3. A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
      4. A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
   4. A place in the United States
      1. A city in Idaho.
      2. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.
      3. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
      4. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
      5. A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
      6. An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.
4. (UK, rail transport) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

See also

• Starbase
• Star City

Anagrams

• tars, sart, ARTS, arts., 'rats, tsar, tars-, ARTs, rats, Sart, srat, Srta., RATs, RAST, Arts, stra., Srta, arts, astr-, TSRA, RTAs, TRAs