How to pronounce Wier?

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Pronunciation of Wier in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Wier is pronounced as

W ay - e uh r

w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'


Wier is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ W ay - e uh r ]

W ay - uh r
win lie   up rat

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Scots of Norman origin

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Wyr, Weir, Wear, Ver, etc.

Meaning:

possibly from a weir in a river, a river crossing

Additional Information:

Ralph de Vere first Wier on record in Scotland when captured with King William in 1174.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Wier

Wy - er as if it were spelled "Wire"


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Pronunciation of Wier

w AY - er "wire"


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Pronunciation of Wier in US

   Slow



Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

American


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Pronunciation of Wier

Wier is pronounced as

w AY - er

w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Wier is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ w AY - er ]

w AY - er
win lie   hurt

Comments:

Pronunciation of Wier in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Wi-er (like wire) or We-re (like we err).


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Scots of Norman origin

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Wyr, Weir, Wear, Ver, etc.

Meaning:

possibly from a weir in a river, a river crossing

Additional Information:

Ralph de Vere first Wier on record in Scotland when captured with King William in 1174.


Comments:

Similar sounding names


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  • Ware
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