Origin: English
Meaning: “pure, high quality”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Sterlin, Sterlyn, Stirling, Sterry
Sterling TV and Movie Quotes:
“No Sterling, don’t go back there!”
Archer: Lo Scandalo (2012)
“Sterling, he knows our game, man.”
Leverage: The Second David Job (2009)
Famous people named Sterling or its variations
1. Sterling Sandmann Knight (b. 1989), American actor, singer
2. Sterling Dominic Plumpp (b. 1940), American poet, educator
3. Sterling Price Holloway, Jr. (1905-92), American actor;
original voice of Winnie the Pooh
Sterling Middle Names
Sterling Boyd
Sterling Joshua
Sterling Patrick
Sterling Zachary
Besides a possible nickname for Sterling, Sterry can be a given name. In the 20th century, there was a federal judge with the first name Sterry. He was from Vermont and was nominated for the office by President Eisenhower.