Spencer

See also: spencer

English

Etymology

An occupational surname from someone who worked in a spence (larder of a medieval monastery), a steward or butler.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnsə(r)
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Proper noun

Spencer

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, in general use since the nineteenth century.
  3. A female given name
  4. A city in Idaho.
  5. A town and county seat in Indiana.
  6. A city in Iowa, and the county seat of Clay County.
  7. A town in Massachusetts.
  8. A village in Nebraska.
  9. A town and village in New York.
  10. A town in North Carolina.
  11. A village in Ohio.
  12. A city in Oklahoma.
  13. A city in South Dakota.
  14. A town in Tennessee, and the county seat of Van Buren County.
  15. A city in West Virginia, and the county seat of Roane County.
  16. A town and village in Wisconsin.
  17. An English earldom.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Spen‧cer
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Proper noun

Spencer

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.
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