Speyer

== English == === Alternative forms === Spires (dated) === Etymology === Borrowed from German Speyer. === Proper noun === Speyer (countable and uncountable, plural Speyers) An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. A habitational surname from German. ==== Related terms ==== Shapiro ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Speyer is the 37691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Speyer is most common among White (94.92%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Speyer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Peerys, pyrees == German == === Etymology === From Old High German Spīra, from Proto-Germanic *spīrǭ (“peak, summit”). Replaced the Latin name Noviomagus, which is of Celtic origin (Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (“new”) + *magos (“field”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ/ Hyphenation: Spey‧er === Proper noun === Speyer n (proper noun, genitive Speyers or (optionally with an article) Speyer) Speyer (an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) === Proper noun === Speyer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Speyers or (with an article) Speyer, feminine genitive Speyer, plural Speyers or Speyer) a surname transferred from the place name