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Dwyer

Dwyer proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Dwyer (countable and uncountable, plural Dwyers)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Wyoming, United States.

Forms of Dwyer

pluralDwyers
alternative formO'Dwyer

Origin of Dwyer

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).

Questions about Dwyer

What does Dwyer mean?
Dwyer means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Dwyer?
Dwyer is a proper noun.

Words near Dwyer in the dictionary

  1. dwt.
  2. DWTP
  3. DWTPs
  4. DWTS
  5. DWV
  6. Dwyer
  7. Dwyers
  8. Dwyfor
  9. dwyle
  10. dwyle flonking
  11. dwyle flunking

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