# Sturgis

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,038

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.
2. A town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. A home rule city in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
4. A city in St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States.
5. A small town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States.
7. A city, the county seat of Meade County, South Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + gils (“hostage, pledge”). The initial s- is not explained.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ssturgis`, `strugis`, `stturgis`, `stugris`, `sturggis`, `sturgiss`, `sturgsi`, `sturigs`, `sturrgis`, `sutrgis`, `tsurgis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sturgis