Etymology

sayers

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Today it means: An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex. Full definition →

Irish Saoghair
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  1. Irish · derived fromSaoghair
  2. English todaySayers

* A patronymic form of the occupational name Sayer, from Middle English and Old English, and of a Norman given name of uncertain etymology. * An anglicisation of the Irish Saoghair.

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