Standard Lemma guide

starr

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /stɑɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

A surname, variant of Star

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

An English surname from nature

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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3

name

Meaning 3

A female given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A placename

An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

name

Meaning 5

A placename

A town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

name

Meaning 6

A placename

Ellipsis of Starr County.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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8

noun

Meaning 8

rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ringo Starr, Starkey, Richard Starkey

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drummer, rock star

History

Etymology

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

From Late Latin starrum, from Hebrew שְׁטָר (šĕṭār).

Real reading context

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