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Dwyer

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Dwyer

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

proper noun Dwyers · O'Dwyer

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dyar, drye, dyos, dade, duryea, danaher, dykman, dyrness, dyble, dweck, dyke, boyne, dyal, doudney, drey, durling

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"Dwyer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dwyer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Dwyer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dwyer

Chicago

"Dwyer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dwyer.

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@misc{dwyer_2026,
  title = {Dwyer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dwyer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}