Fear

proper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from an obsolete noun meaning "traveler," represented in the second half of Old English gefera (“comrade, companion”). * Also as an English surname, from the root of the adjective fierce, and occasionally from the noun fear. * Also as an English surname, from the noun ferry. * Occasionally as an English surname of Norman origin, from La Fère in Aisne, possibly from Latin feretrum (“bier”).

Forms

plural: Fears

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Fear · A surname.

feared · Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in…fearful · Frightening; causing fear.fearing · Exhibiting fear.

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