"Swier" meaning in All languages combined

See Swier on Wiktionary

Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /sʋiːr/
Rhymes: -iːr Etymology: First attested as scherwigen in 1246. Etymology unknown. According to one hypothesis, the toponym is derived from Latin *carrucaria (“ploughland”). Compare Baaks-Sweijer. See also Limburgish Zjwier, Sjwier. Etymology templates: {{unk|nl|title=unknown}} unknown, {{cog|la|*carrucaria|t=ploughland}} Latin *carrucaria (“ploughland”), {{cog|li|Zjwier}} Limburgish Zjwier Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Swier n
  1. a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Limburg, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Limburg, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Swier-nl-name-739Y~poi Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [English]

Forms: Swiers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Swier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|Swier}} Dutch Swier Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Swier (plural Swiers)
  1. A surname from Dutch.

Inflected forms

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