Meaning and Origin
What does the name Star mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 people from South Africa and the United States agree the name Star is of English origin and means "Light".
- According to a user from the United States, the name Star is of English origin and means "Dark and Light".
- According to a user from Jamaica, the name Star is of English origin and means "Bright".
- A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Star means "Bright Sun".
- A user from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Star means "a star".
- A user from South Carolina, U.S. says the name Star means "The Underestimated".
- A user from Nigeria says the name Star means "Different from others in Good terms".
- According to a user from China, the name Star means "Stars".
- One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulæ."His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the stars in the frosty night." [Chaucer.]
- The polestar; the north star.
- [Astrol] A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune."O malignant and ill-brooding stars." [Shak.]"Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury." [Addison.]
- That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor."On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars." [Tennyson.]
- Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
- [Pyrotechny] A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc.
Note: ☞ The stars are distinguished as planets, and fixed stars. See Planet Fixed stars under Fixed, and Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
Note: ☞ Star is used in the formation of compound words generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring, star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting, star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed, star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled, star-wreathed.
Etymology: OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. staírnō, Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r 'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter, Skr. stṛ, L. sternerecf. Stratum), and originally applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as being scatterers or spreaders of light. √296. Cf. Aster Asteroid Constellation Disaster Stellar
- The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
- A star-shaped character * used in printing
- (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
- Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- A performer who receives prominent billing
- An actor who plays a principal role
- A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
- Mark with an asterisk ("Linguists star unacceptable sentences")
- Be the star in a performance
- Feature as the star ("The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man")
- Indicating the most important performer or role ("a star figure skater" and "the starring role")
- A surname.
- A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
- A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.
- A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
- A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
- A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.
- A city in Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
- A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.
- A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
- A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
- (Britain, rail transport) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
Star was also found in the following language(s): German