Stirling: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Stirling | Boys
Origin of the name Sterling:
Transferred use of the surname, which is a variant of the English Starling. It is derived from the Old English stærling (a starling, a type of bird) and arose as a nickname in reference to the bird. Modern use of the name often equates it to the vocabulary word sterling (silver; of excellent quality).
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