English Explanatory Dictionary

Lockyer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Albany, Western Australia.

Word forms

Lockyer Lockyers

Etymology

Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer

Derived words

Lockyer Valley
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