Stirling

English

Etymology

Likely from Scottish Gaelic srib (“stream”) + Scottish Gaelic linn (“pool, lake”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɝ.lɪŋ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ
• Homophone: sterling

Proper noun

Stirling

1. A placename:
   1. A city in Stirling council area, Scotland, originally in Stirlingshire.
   2. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city.
   3. A local government district of Central, Scotland, from 1975 to 1996
   4. A village in Alberta, Canada.
   5. An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
   6. A settlement near Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand.
   7. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
   8. A town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
   9. A local government area, the City of Stirling, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
   10. A suburb within the city in Western Australia.
2. A Scottish habitational surname derived from the town.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Stirling City
• Stirling cycle
• Stirling engine
• Stirlingshire

Translations

city in Scotland

• Scottish Gaelic: Sruighlea

See also

• Sterling