Starr

//stɑɹ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.; A surname, variant of Star countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname.; An English surname from nature countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A female given name. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; Ellipsis of Starr County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt. historical

    "It is well known that, before the banishment of the Jews under Edward I., their contracts and obligations were denominated in our ancient records starra, or starrs, from a corruption of the Hebrew word shetar, a covenant."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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