Trainor

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who trains another; a coach, a trainer. Philippines
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cebuano trainor, itself from English trainer.

Etymology 2

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thréinfhir (“son of Thréinfhear”) a personal name composed of the elements tréan (“strong”) + fear (“man”). Compare Cranor.

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