The story
Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling).
First known use, by meaning
- uncommon after 1860 Archaic spelling of surname.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Possibly influenced by erroneous analysis as sire-name (per Brewer's 1877 Errors of Speech and of Spelling).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.