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Keir
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keir
English
Etymology
en gd ciar dark or en non. Hanks (2006) derived the name from en xpi -/en cel-bry-pro *kaɨr a fort, possibly via en sco keir. en
Pronunciation
en /kɪə/ RP,AU
kîr US, en /kɪɹ/ /kɪəɹ/
en /kiɹ/ Scotland
en /kiə/ NZ
en /kɛː/ East Anglia,near-square
en ɪə(ɹ) 1
en care<aa:cheer-chair>
Proper noun
s
en.
en male.
en Reuters UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for Southport girls’ murders w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/uk/southport-girls-murders-rudakubana-sentence-intl/index.html 2025-01-23 A British teenager who killed three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an attack Prime Minister Keir Starmer called one of the most harrowing moments in Britain’s history. https://web.archive.org/web/20250601042027/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/uk/southport-girls-murders-rudakubana-sentence-intl/index.html 1 June 2025
Derived terms
en two-tier Keir
Translations
surname
Arabic: ar كير Kīr
Greek: el Κιρ
Japanese: ja キア Kia
Scottish Gaelic: gd Keir
Ukrainian: uk Кір
given name
Scottish Gaelic: gd Keir
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Keir is the 30946th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 751 individuals. Keir is most common among White (93.34%) individuals.
Further reading
en Keir Keir (name)
Anagrams
en eikr rike Keri Riek keri Rike Erik k'rei Kier kier