What is the name meaning of STERLING. Phrases containing STERLING
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STERLING
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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
High Quality
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Practice; Man of Sterling Qualities
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from the Middle English word sterrling, STERLING means "little star."Â
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English German American
Of high quality; pure. Also variant of a name given pre-medieval refiners of silver meaning...
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Scottish
Scottish : variant spelling of Stirling.English : perhaps a variant of Starling.German : from Middle High German sterlinc, the name of a coin, hence probably a nickname for someone who paid that amount in rent.William Sterling settled in Haverhill, MA, in 1662.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German
Of High Quality; Pure; Genuine; First-rate
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Sterling, STIRLING means "little star."
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Anglo Saxon
Wealthy.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Saviour of Snow
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Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Fortnight; Symbolizing the Phases of Moon
Boy/Male
Tamil
With Sree
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English
Seaman.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Earth
Girl/Female
Hindu
Fame
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Cool breeze of the morning
Boy/Male
Indian
Responsive
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English
English : unexplained.William Almy came to MA from England in 1631; he settled in RI in 1642.
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Any English coin of standard value; coined money.
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Same as Starling, 3.
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A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth.
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An East Indian coin of the value of 12/ pence sterling, or about 25 cents.
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An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d. sterling, or about thirty cents.
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An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston.
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A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same.
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A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling.
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Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93/ lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.
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An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.
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An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.
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A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.
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Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.
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A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence sterling, or four cents.
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A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or about eleven cents.
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A certain standard of quality or value for money.
a.
Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used.
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A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.
v. t.
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.
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A German silver coin worth about three shillings sterling, or about 73 cents.