Sterne \s-ter-ne, st(e)-rne\ as a boy's name is of Middle English and German origin, and the meaning of Sterne is "stern; star". Authors Laurence Sterne, Thomas Stearns Eliot; violinist Isaac Stern.

Sterne has 4 variant forms: Stearn, Stearne, Stearns and Stern.

Baby names that sound like Sterne are Sothern and Strong.