Neer

See also: neer

English

Proper noun

Neer (plural Neers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Neer is the 12837th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2398 individuals. Neer is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nere in 1204. Derived from the hydronym Neer, which in turn is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“penetrate, dive under, hollow”). Compare the hydronyms Norwegian Nera, Latvian Nerra and Graeco-Roman Latin Nereus (name of a sea deity).

See also Limburgish Naer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Neer
  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • Homophone: neer

Proper noun

Neer n

  1. a village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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