speare

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proper noun

An English surname transferred from the nickname or originating as an occupation.

OriginMiddle English spere ← Old English spere →
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Meanings

speare1

nounspeare (plural speares)

plural speares

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of spear.

Speare2

proper nounSpeare (plural Speares)

plural Speares

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname or originating as an occupation.

Origin

  1. Old Englishspere“spear”
  2. Middle Englishspere“spear”
  3. EnglishSpeare

Variant form of Spear, from Middle English spere (“spear”), from Old English spere (“spear”), variously intending a spearman, a spearmaker, or a person tall and thin in a way reminiscent of a spear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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