Napier

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proper noun

A Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.
  2. John Napier, Scottish mathematician etc.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A locality in the Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. An unincorporated place in the township of Adelaide Metcalfe, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A city in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand.
  7. A village in Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
  8. A ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

See napery

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Napier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Napier

MLA

“Napier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Napier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Napier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Napier.

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