Starbucks · proper noun, noun1
- Old Norsestor
- Old Norsebekkr
- EnglishStarbeck
- EnglishStarbuck
- English todayStarbucks
From Starbuck (surname) + -s (likely originating from the locative, but stylized without the apostrophe). Named after Starbuck, a character in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. Melville named the character in honor of the Starbuck family, a prominent whaling family based in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The surname itself derives from the community of Starbeck in North Yorkshire, England.
Starbucks · proper noun2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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