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Pronunciation of Weir in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
w | is pronounced as | w | in win | |
ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see | |
er | is pronounced as | ur | in hurt |
Phonetic Spelling:[ W EE - er ]
W
EE
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er
win
see
hurt
Type of Name:
Last Name
Language:
From Norman French
Gender:
Male, Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Wear, Were, Ware, Wer, Vere, deVere, deWere, rarely Wier
Meaning:
"Ver" a station staging point; also a fish dam on a river
Additional Information:
The name Weir, is Norman but is the dominant form of the name principally in Scotland where a branch of the deVere family has resided since 1169AD. Also found in Northern Ireland from Norman Scottish settlers of the same name there.
The name originated as "Ver" in Calvados, in Normandy and was associated with Norman nobility by 800AD.
Milo deVere married Charlemagne's sister Bertha Martel in the year 800.
Aubrey deVere, married to William the Conqueror's half-sister accompanied him on his conquest of England and at the Battle of Hastings 1066.
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Pronunciation of Weir in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
WE-er
Type of Name:
Last Name
Language:
From Norman French
Gender:
Male, Female
Alternate Spelling(s):
Wear, Were, Ware, Wer, Vere, deVere, deWere, rarely Wier
Meaning:
"Ver" a station staging point; also a fish dam on a river
Additional Information:
The name Weir, is Norman but is the dominant form of the name principally in Scotland where a branch of the deVere family has resided since 1169AD. Also found in Northern Ireland from Norman Scottish settlers of the same name there.
The name originated as "Ver" in Calvados, in Normandy and was associated with Norman nobility by 800AD.
Milo deVere married Charlemagne's sister Bertha Martel in the year 800.
Aubrey deVere, married to William the Conqueror's half-sister accompanied him on his conquest of England and at the Battle of Hastings 1066.
Pronunciation of Weir in UK
Pronunciation of Weir in US
wih·er
w | is pronounced as | w | in win | |
ih | is pronounced as | i | in it | |
er | is pronounced as | ur | in hurt |
Phonetic Spelling:[ W IH - ER ]
W
IH
-
ER
win
it
hurt
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