"Ayer" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun heir.\n* Also as an English surname, from the Anglo-Norman and Middle English personal name Aier, from Proto-West Germanic *Agihari, from *agi (“fear”) + *hari (“army”).\n* Also as an English surname, variant of Hair.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛə(ɹ)/"
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