Napier

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.
  2. 2
    John Napier, Scottish mathematician etc.
  3. 3
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. 4
    A locality in the Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. 5
    An unincorporated place in the township of Adelaide Metcalfe, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
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  1. 6
    A city in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand.
  2. 7
    A village in Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
  3. 8
    A ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 9
    An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

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john napier

Etymology

See napery

Related phrases

Mount NapierNaperian logarithmNapier grassNapier's bonesNapier's rodsNapierian logarithmnew zealandsouth africawest virginiawestern cape

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