Conybeare

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English cyning →
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Meanings

proper nounConybeare (plural Conybeares)

plural Conybeares

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbearu“grove, wood”
  2. Old Englishcyning“king”
  3. EnglishConybeare

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Devonshire, from either cony or Old English cyning (“king”) + Old English bearu (“grove, wood”).

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APA

Conybeare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conybeare

MLA

“Conybeare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conybeare. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Conybeare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conybeare.

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