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Weir.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A placename. A village in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD8725).

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  3. A placename. A town and municipality in Bharatpur District, Rajasthan, India.

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  4. A placename. An unincorporated village in Montcalm, Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

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  5. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Cherokee County, Kansas.

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  6. A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

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  7. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

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  8. A placename. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Williamson County, Texas.

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  9. A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

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Where this word comes from

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun weir. Compare Wear, Ware. * Sometimes also a French surname, perhaps a version of Norman de la Were (“of the war”), see Warr. There is also the placename Wierre-au-Bois in Pas-de-Calais. * As an Irish surname, shortened and Anglicized from Mac an Mhaoir (“son of the steward”), see McNair. Also sometimes Anglicized from erroneous translations of names such as Ó Corra, Ó Comhraidhe, see Corr and Curry.

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