Given name & surname
Dewar
“pilgrim, stranger”
Dewar is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dewar goes back to Scottish Gaelic deòradh, meaning “pilgrim, stranger.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic deòradh (“pilgrim, stranger”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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