mears

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English mere →
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Meanings

mears1

noun
  1. pluralplural of mear

Mears2

proper nounMears (countable and uncountable, plural Mearses)

plural Mearses

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmere“lake, pool”
  2. EnglishMears

* As an English surname, variant of Mear, topographic surname for someone who lived by a pond, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”), or near a boundary, from ġemǣre (“boundary, border”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Meidhir, from meidhir (“mirth”). Compare Myers.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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