Etymology

ayre

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Today it means: A narrow bar of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a sandbank. Full definition →

Old Norse eyrr
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ayre · noun1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromeyrr
  2. English todayayre

From an unattested Norn word, from Old Norse eyrr. Compare Icelandic eyri, Norwegian øyr.

Ayre · proper noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromeyrr“gravel bank”
  2. English todayAyre

From Old Norse eyrr (“gravel bank”).

Ayre · proper noun3

English and Scottish surname, variant of Ayer.

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