English Explanatory Dictionary

Gwyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Norman.

Word forms

Gwyer Gwyers

Etymology

* As a possibly habitational surname of Norman origin, from a minor place Gohier in the department of Maine-et-Loire, of Germanic origin, from the male name Godehar, Godahari, Gunherius, presumably composed of *god + *hari. * Also possibly from Gohier, an ancient form of Godard, Goddard.

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