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Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. STAHR
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Meaning & History

From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.

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Last ranked #982 in 2017 England and Wales
Last ranked #972 in 1998 United States

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Bernie Taupin songs, Billy Joel songs, celestial, currently out of the US top 1000, Danny Phantom characters, Dr. Seuss characters, Elder Scrolls characters, Elliott Smith songs, English nature names, English nouns, English verbs, Enya songs, fish, Goldfrapp songs, Goo Goo Dolls songs, Harry Belafonte repertoire, inventors, Joni Mitchell songs, Liz Phair songs, Lou Reed songs, Madonna songs, Oasis songs, Patti Smith songs, Prince songs, R.E.M. lyrics, R.E.M. songs, Robert A. Heinlein characters, scientists, Simon and Garfunkel songs, Soul Eater characters, space, stars, Sufjan Stevens songs, The Cure songs, The Killers songs, The Rolling Stones songs, Tori Amos lyrics, Tori Amos songs, Touhou Project characters, TV show titles, word names
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Entry updated July 2, 2008

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