Lockyer

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proper noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

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Meanings

proper nounLockyer (countable and uncountable, plural Lockyers)

plural Lockyers

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countableuncountableA rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA suburb of Albany, Western Australia.

Origin

Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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