Spier

See also: spier

English edit

Proper noun edit

Spier (plural Spiers)

A surname.

Statistics edit

According to the 2010 United States Census, Spier is the 16939^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1679 individuals. Spier is most common among White (95.18%) individuals.

Anagrams edit

'spire, Peris, Piers, Pires, Speir, peris, piers, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spire

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /spir/, [spiːr]
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Hyphenation: Spier
Rhymes: -ir
Homophone: spier

Proper noun edit

Spier n

A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN