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Lockyer

Lockyer proper noun: a surname originating as an occupation.

Proper noun

Lockyer (countable and uncountable, plural Lockyers)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Albany, Western Australia.

Forms of Lockyer

pluralLockyers

Origin of Lockyer

Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock. Equivalent to lock + -yer

Words formed from Lockyer

Questions about Lockyer

What does Lockyer mean?
Lockyer means a surname originating as an occupation.
What part of speech is Lockyer?
Lockyer is a proper noun.

Words near Lockyer in the dictionary

  1. Lockwood South
  2. Lockwoods
  3. lockwork
  4. locky
  5. locky D
  6. Lockyer
  7. Lockyer Valley
  8. Lockyers
  9. locn
  10. locns
  11. loco

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