warr

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French werreur →
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Meanings

warr1

nounwarr (plural warrs)

plural warrs

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of war.

    […] one of the most rich, and flourishing countreys of the Christian world […] now wasted with the miseries of a long and cruell warr, wallowing in blood, buried in rubbidge and dust […]

    1641, Joseph Hall, The Works of the Lord, in Judgment and Mercy (sermon)

Warr2

proper nounWarr (plural Warrs)

plural Warrs

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchwerreur“warrior”
  2. EnglishWarr

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from were (“war, battle”), see French guerre. Compare Delaware. Sometimes also shortened directly from Old French werreur (“warrior”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Ware.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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