Surname
Støre
“pole”·“meadow”
Støre is a surname, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Støre is possibly built from elements meaning “pole” and “meadow”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Old Norse *Staurin, built from Old Norse staurr (“pole”) + vin (“meadow”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Støre’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Støre as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Støren.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“river”
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Alströmer
“alder tree” · “stream”
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