Startz

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Starz ← Upper Sorbian starc ← Lower Sorbian starc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*starьcь“old man”
  2. Slovenestȃrəc
  3. Lower Sorbianstarc
  4. Upper Sorbianstarc
  5. GermanStarz
  6. EnglishStartz

* As a south German surname, variant of Stertz and German Starz. * As an Americanization of a Germanized Slavic name, from Upper Sorbian starc, Lower Sorbian starc, or Slovene stȃrəc (dialectal stȃrc), all meaning "old man"; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *starьcь (“old man”) * As a dialectal Bavarian surname, from Starz (“tail”) (see Steiß (“tail, coccyx”)) Compare Starck.

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APA

Startz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Startz

MLA

“Startz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Startz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Startz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Startz.

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