Dwyer

D2W4Y4E1R1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Duibhidhir →
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Meanings

proper nounDwyer (countable and uncountable, plural Dwyers)

plural Dwyers · alternative O'Dwyer

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Platte County, Wyoming, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Duibhidhir“descendant of Duibhuidhir”
  2. EnglishDwyer

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).

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APA

Dwyer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dwyer

MLA

“Dwyer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dwyer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dwyer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dwyer.

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