Spencer

Meanings

1. An English surname originating as an occupation.
2. A unisex given name.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of general 19th century and later usage.
4. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
5. A placename:
6. A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia; probably named for British politician George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer.
7. A locality in the United States.
8. A town in Massachusetts; named for Massachusetts governor Spencer Phips.
9. A city, the county seat of Clay County, Iowa.
10. A city in Oklahoma.
11. A town in North Carolina; named for railroad executive Samuel Spencer.
12. A town and village in New York; named for New York statesman Ambrose Spencer.

1. A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2. A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
3. A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
4. A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.

Etymology

An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spense (“spence”), or as a butler or steward.

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