Stearns - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Stearns \s-tear-ns, ste(a)-rns\ is a variant of Sterne (Middle English, German), and the meaning of Stearns is "stern; star".

The baby name Stearns sounds like Stearne and Stearn. Other similar baby names are Stern, Stannes, Stefanos, Stennis, Stefanus, Stefanas, Stephens, Straus and Strauss.

Stearns is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2119 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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