English Explanatory Dictionary

Sparr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
noun
  1. An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).

Pronunciation

/ˈspɑː(ɹ)/

Word forms

Sparr Sparrs

Etymology

Likely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.

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