Napier

Napier proper noun: a Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.

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Proper noun

Napier

A Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.
John Napier, Scottish mathematician etc.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A locality in the Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
An unincorporated place in the township of Adelaide Metcalfe, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
A city in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand.
A village in Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
A ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

Napier meaning in Tamil

Napier in Tamil

நேப்பியர்

Origin of Napier

See napery

Words formed from Napier

Phrases with Napier

Napier grasses

Questions about Napier

What does Napier mean?: Napier means a Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.
What is Napier in Tamil?: Napier in Tamil is நேப்பியர். See Napier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Napier?: Napier is a proper noun.

Words near Napier in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: Napier (page history and authors); Napier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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