Spiering

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German spiring →
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Meanings

proper nounSpiering (plural Spierings)

plural Spierings

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Low Germanspiring
  2. EnglishSpiering

As an English surname, spelling variant of Speyer, Spier; also related to the noun sparling (“kind of smelt”), through Middle Low German spiring.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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