Stark
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a Scottish and English surname, from the adjective stark.
- As a Jewish, German, and Swedish surname, from stark (“strong”), related to the above. This surname also appears in Czech and Slovak as Štark.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /stɑɹk/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k
Proper noun edit
Stark (countable and uncountable, plural Starks)
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Butts County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
- A tiny city in Neosho County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
- A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A small town in Herkimer County, New York, named after John Stark.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
- A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Stark (uncountable)
- (fiction) The language spoken in the Ender's Game series, which is nearly identical to American English.