Shtern: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Shtern – Meaning: star – Origin: Yiddish – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SHTAIRN


Shtern is a Yiddish unisex name meaning “star”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Star — Celestial Picks for the Next Generation.

Meaning & Origin of Shtern

Meaning: Star.

Origin: Yiddish.

How to Pronounce Shtern

Phonetic: SHTAIRN   IPA: /ʃtɛrn/

Popularity of Shtern

Shtern doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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