Dwyer.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.
An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
An unincorporated community in Platte County, Wyoming, United States.
Where this word comes from
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).
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