Speyer
English edit
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Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Speyer (countable and uncountable, plural Speyers)
- An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- A habitational surname from German.
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Translations edit
a city in Germany
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Speyer is the 37691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Speyer is most common among White (94.92%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Speyer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German Spīra, from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak, summit”). Replaced the Latin name Noviomagus, which is of Celtic origin (Proto-Celtic *nowyos (“new”) + *magos (“field”)).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Speyer n (proper noun, genitive Speyers or (optionally with an article) Speyer)
Speyer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Speyers or (with an article) Speyer, feminine genitive Speyer, plural Speyers or Speyer)
- a surname transferred from the place name