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English
Proper noun
Spier (plural Spiers)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spier is the 16939th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1679 individuals. Spier is most common among White (95.18%) individuals.
Anagrams
- 'spire, Peris, Piers, Pires, Speir, peris, piers, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spire
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in spehoerne in 1212. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch spieden (“spy, observe”) and horn (“corner”). The toponym might thus refer to a lookout point.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Spier n
- a village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN