English Explanatory Dictionary

Ayer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛə(ɹ)/

Word forms

Ayer Ayers Ayre

Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun heir. * Also as an English surname, from the Anglo-Norman and Middle English personal name Aier, from Proto-West Germanic *Agihari, from *agi (“fear”) + *hari (“army”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hair.

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