Save Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈspɪɹ/(American English) /ˈspɪə/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Old English spere "spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person. Related NamesDetails RootspereVariantsSpearing, Spears Categories child actors, English nouns, English verbs, isograms, sizes, weapons, word names
