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Conyer

Conyer proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Conyer (plural Conyers)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Conyer

pluralConyers

Origin of Conyer

Metathisized form of the occupational surname Coyner or, possibly, an occupational surname for a dealer in rabbits or rabbit skins, from an agent derivative of Middle English coni (“rabbit”). Compare the surname Coney.

Questions about Conyer

What does Conyer mean?
Conyer means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Conyer?
Conyer is a proper noun.

Words near Conyer in the dictionary

  1. cony-gry
  2. Conybeare
  3. Conybeares
  4. conycatcher
  5. conycatchers
  6. Conyer
  7. Conyers
  8. conyger
  9. conygers
  10. conygry
  11. conylene

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