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Ayers

Ayers proper noun: an English surname from Middle English from Middle English eir (“heir”).

Proper noun

Ayers

  1. An English surname from Middle English from Middle English eir (“heir”).
  2. An English surname transferred from the given name from the Old English given name Ealhhere.
  3. An English and Scottish habitational surname, after the town of Ayr in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Forms of Ayers

alternative formAyars

Phrases with Ayers

Questions about Ayers

What does Ayers mean?
Ayers means an English surname from Middle English from Middle English eir (“heir”).
What part of speech is Ayers?
Ayers is a proper noun.

Words near Ayers in the dictionary

  1. Ayene
  2. Ayer
  3. Ayerbe
  4. Ayerbes
  5. Ayere
  6. Ayers
  7. Ayers Rock
  8. ayes
  9. Ayesh
  10. Ayesha
  11. Ayeshes

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