English

Speares

As a separate surname, variant of Spears, from Spear + -s (“forming plurals; excrescent syllable”).

Formed from Spear + -s ‘forming plurals’

Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick’

Proto-Germanic *speru

Proto-West Germanic *speru

Old English spere ‘spear, lance, pike, javelin’

Middle English spere ‘a spear or lance’

English Spear

Today it means

name An English surname transferred from the nickname or originating as an occupation.

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