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-stra
-stra
West Frisian
Suffix
-stra
- Occurring in surnames, stra derives from the suffix -ster (-sater “inhabitant”) + -a (genitive plural ending). Often the first part of the -stra-surname is a short form of a place name (Dijk from Surhuizumerdijk)[1]
Similar compound surnames are: Terpstra, Zijlstra.
References
- ↑ http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfd/component.php?act=detail&naam=stra (accessed on 04.06.2009)