Meanings
proper noun
- A surname.
Origin
- Middle High Germanstorr“tree stump, clod”
- Old Englishstōr
- Middle Englishstorre“strong, robust”
- EnglishStorr
* As an English surname, from Middle English storre (“strong, robust”), from Old English stōr. Compare Storey. * Also as an English surname, variant of Storrs. * As a south German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German storr (“tree stump, clod”), perhaps related to the Old English word above.
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APA
Storr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Storr
MLA
“Storr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Storr. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Storr,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Storr.
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