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Spear
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spear
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
From en enm spere spear, from en ang spere spear, variously intending a spearman, a spearmaker, or a person tall and thin in a way reminiscent of a spear.
Proper noun
s
en English nicknames,occupations.
Related terms
en Shakespeare Speare Speares Spearman Spears Speer Spier
References
Hanks, Patrick & al. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (2016), p. 2504.
Anagrams
en aeprs rapes après Pears prase as per Spera presa apers spaer RESPA pears Spare après- reaps præs. apres parse Rapes Earps Asper Presa aprés Peras spare asper pares sarpe