A Scottish surname, variant of Stirling. / An English surname, thought to be a variant of Starling. / A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound. / Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.

(not comparable) of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage. / (not comparable) of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.

plural of sterling

An alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent of silver, the remainder usually being copper. / Sterling-silver articles collectively.

The currency of the United Kingdom.

(historical) A British coin worth  1⁄240 of a pound sterling, made of silver prior to 1496, and copper thereafter, Abbreviation: d. / (historical) A unit of weight amounting to 1/20 of a troy ounce.

A suburban city of Detroit, Michigan with a population of nearly 130,000.

A small city, the county seat of Sterling County, Texas, United States.

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Sterling City.