Origin of the name Spencer: Transferred use of the English surname derived from the Anglo-French espenser and the Old French despensier (dispenser of provisions, a butler or steward who had control of the provisions of a household). Var: Spenser.
As a Greek name, Spiro may also be spelled Spyro. ... It is a shortened form of the archaic-sounding Spyridon (Σπυρίδων), which means in ancient Greek "basket used to carry seeds" (Σπυρί, grain, seed). The Greek diminutives for Spirydon are Pipis (Πίπης ) and Pipeto (Πιπέτο).
Spiros Name Meaning. Greek: from the personal name Spiros or a patronymic derived from it. This is a vernacular form of Spyridon, the name of the patron saint of Corfu, who died in 348 ad; it is ultimately derived from classical Greek spyris 'large basket'.
Springer Name Meaning. English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle High German springen, Middle Dutch springhen, Yiddish shpringen 'to jump or leap'.
Recorded in several spellings including Prouse, Prewse, Prowse, Pruce, and Spruce, this is a surname of two possible origins. Firstly, it may be from the Old French and later English word "prous or prouz", meaning valiant or, doughty.
Meanings and history of the name Spurgeon: | Edit. Possibly bestowed upon children as a nod to Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), a Baptist preacher who is sometimes referred to as "the Prince of Preachers". Famous real-life people named Spurgeon: | Edit. Spurgeon Elliot Seewald.
English: occupational name for a maker of spurs, from an agent derivative of Middle English spore, spure 'spur'.
Late Greek name derived from Greek σπυριδιον (spyridion) meaning "basket" or Latin spiritus meaning "spirit". Saint Spyridon was a 4th-century sheep farmer who became the bishop of Tremithus and suffered during the persecutions of Diocletian.
Meanings and history of the name Squandro: | Edit. Squandro was chief of the Sokokis tribe in 1675, an American Indian tribe that lived near the Saco River at Winter Harbor in Maine. Famous real-life people named Squandro: | Edit Share what you know!
Squire Name Meaning. English: status name from Middle English squyer 'esquire', 'a man belonging to the feudal rank immediately below that of knight' (from Old French esquier 'shield bearer').
