-stra

See also: strá, strå, stra-, and stră-

West Frisian

Suffix

-stra

  1. 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

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