Given name & surname · also Middle English
Shear
“pure, bright, fair”
Shear is a surname from Middle English (ultimately German).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shear goes back to Middle English schyre, meaning “pure, bright, fair.”
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Where it comes from
Shear comes from Middle English, and ultimately from German.
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How it developed
From Middle English schyre (“pure, bright, fair”).
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Shear’s family of names
In English usage, Shear as a surname has a related form in SHARE. In English usage, Shear as a surname has a related form in SCHEUER. In English usage, Shear as a surname has a related form in SCHIER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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