Dwyer

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. countable, uncountable

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"“Just like you might be accustomed to Ford or Chevy, on the farm, it’s either Case or John Deere,” said farmer Megan Dwyer of Colona, Illinois."

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).

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