Stirling - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Stirling \s-tirli-ng, st(ir)-ling\ is a variant of Sterling (English), and the meaning of Stirling is "genuine, of high quality".

The baby name Stirling sounds like Starling and Sterlyn. Another similar baby name is Strong.

Stirling is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#13156 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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