Storrs

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English storth ← Old Norse storð →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village and census-designated place in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States.
  3. A township in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.
  4. A village in Windermere parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3994).
  5. A hamlet in Bradfield parish, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK2989).

Origin

  1. Old Norsestorð“brushwood”
  2. Middle Englishstorth
  3. EnglishStorrs

English surname, from several places in England derived from Middle English storth, from Old Norse storð (“brushwood”). Also a variant of Storr.

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APA

Storrs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Storrs

MLA

“Storrs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Storrs. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Storrs,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Storrs.

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