Spear

See also: spear

English

Etymology

From Middle English spere (“spear”), from Old English spere (“spear”), variously intending a spearman, a spearmaker, or a person tall and thin in a way reminiscent of a spear.

Proper noun

Spear (plural Spears)

1. An English surname transferred from the nickname or originating as an occupation.

Related terms

• 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

• 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