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Sparr¹

proper noun Sparrs

  1. A surname.

sparr²

  • /ˈspɑː(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Likely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.

noun sparrs

  1. An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{sparr_2026,
  title = {sparr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sparr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}