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English
Proper noun
Neer (plural Neers)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Neer is the 12837th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2398 individuals. Neer is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nere in 1204. Derived from the hydronym Neer, which in turn is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“penetrate, dive under, hollow”). Compare the hydronyms Norwegian Nera, Latvian Nerra and Graeco-Roman Latin Nereus (name of a sea deity).
See also Limburgish Naer.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Neer n
- A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN