Spear

See also: spear

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English spere (“spear”), a nickname for a tall thin person or for someone who used a spear, or an occupational name for a maker of spears.

Proper noun

Spear

1. An English surname transferred from the nickname

Related terms

• Spears

Anagrams

• Asper, Earps, Pears, Peras, RESPA, Rapes, Spera, apers, apres, après, aprés, as per, asper, pares, parse, pears, prase, presa, præs., rapes, reaps, sarpe, spare