Weir
Eigennamein Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigte Staaten
A surname.
Eigenname
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A surname.
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A placename. A village in Rossendale borough, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD8725).
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A placename. A town and municipality in Bharatpur District, Rajasthan, India.
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A placename. An unincorporated village in Montcalm, Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Williamson County, Texas.
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A placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Herkunft
* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun weir. Compare Wear, Ware. * Sometimes also a French surname, perhaps a version of Norman de la Were (“of the war”), see Warr. There is also the placename Wierre-au-Bois in Pas-de-Calais. * As an Irish surname, shortened and Anglicized from Mac an Mhaoir (“son of the steward”), see McNair. Also sometimes Anglicized from erroneous translations of names such as Ó Corra, Ó Comhraidhe, see Corr and Curry.
Formen
- Plural
- Weirs