Meaning & origin
What it means
Dear goes back to Old English deor, meaning “wild animal.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dear’s family of names
In English usage, Dear as a surname has a related form in Dare. In English usage, Dear as a surname has a related form in Darr.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Dear, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dearden
“deer” · “den or valley”
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Dummer
Dummer is a surname from Old English.
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Dearnley
“secret, hidden”
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Dunsmoor
“hill”
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Dunsmuir
“moor”
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Dorward
“door”
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Dewhurst
“dewy”
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Denning
Denning is a surname from Old English, ultimately from German.
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