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Polearm with a long shaft and pointed head used for thrusting or throwing
A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is
Spear
SPEAR (originally Stanford Positron Electron Accelerating Ring) was a particle physics collider at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. It began
SPEAR
American singer (born 1981)
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is widely regarded as one of the most influential
Britney_Spears
SIG Sauer multi-caliber rifle
MCX Spear (stylized as MCX-SPEAR) is a multi-caliber rifle developed by the American division of SIG Sauer for the NGSW program. The SIG MCX Spear is based
SIG_MCX_Spear
Type of pole weapon primarily used for bear hunting
bear spear was a medieval type of spear used in hunting for bears and other large animals, such as boars (in which case it might be called a boar spear).
Bear_spear
Tool to give more leverage when throwing a spear-like projectile
A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a bearing
Spear-thrower
Ongoing US military anti-drug trafficking campaign since 2025
Operation Southern Spear is a United States military and surveillance campaign launched in 2025 by the administration of US president Donald Trump with
Operation_Southern_Spear
Weapon used by early Roman legionaries
The hasta (pl.: hastae) was the spear carried by early Roman legionaries, for which the Roman soldiers known as hastati were named. In later republican
Hasta_(spear)
Lance that pierced Jesus' side as he hung on the cross
Holy Lance, also known as the Spear of Longinus (named after Saint Longinus), the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is alleged to be the lance that
Holy_Lance
Form of social engineering
campaign with spear phishing attacks on over 1,800 Google accounts, using the accounts-google.com domain to threaten targeted users. A study on spear phishing
Phishing
Type of Bow
A spear bow, or bow lance, is a type of longbow equipped with a speartip or bayonet at the end of the upper bow arm, allowing the user to utilize it as
Spear_bow
UK cruise missile and electronic warfare system
Capability 3, or SPEAR 3 programme, from which the system also derives its name. The SPEAR family currently consists of two variants: SPEAR, a 100kg class
SPEAR_3
Surname list
Spear is a surname deriving from Middle and Old English spere ("spear"), variously intending a spearman, a spearmaker, or a person considered tall and
Spear_(surname)
Jamaican musician (born 1945)
known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the
Burning_Spear
Topics referred to by the same term
Spear of Destiny may refer to: The Holy Lance, the spear reputedly used by a Roman centurion to pierce the side of the crucified Jesus The Spear Lúin,
Spear of Destiny (disambiguation)
Spear_of_Destiny_(disambiguation)
British historian of modern South Asia
Thomas George Percival Spear OBE (1901–1982) was a British historian of modern South Asia, in particular of its colonial period. He taught at both Cambridge
Percival_Spear
Topics referred to by the same term
spear, speared, or spearmen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spear is a pole weapon used for hunting and combat. Spear may also refer to: Spear (comics)
Spear_(disambiguation)
2004 American television film by Peter Winther
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear is a 2004 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film and the first in the Librarian franchise of films and
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
The_Librarian:_Quest_for_the_Spear
Chinese term for spear
the Ming military categorized spears above 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) as short spears, 4 m (13 ft) as long spears, and spears below 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) as spiked
Qiang_(spear)
American private military company
Spear Operations Group was a private military company based in Delaware that was hired by the United Arab Emirates to carry out operations in Yemen to
Spear_Operations_Group
Track and field athletics event
The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower
Javelin_throw
Ancient Chinese polearm
Serpent spear (Chinese: 蛇矛) is a class of ancient Chinese polearms. Its spearhead is wavy in shape, resembling the movement of a snake. The wavy spear blade
Serpent_spear
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
1582, Shakespeare died on 3 May. The crest is a silver falcon supporting a spear, while the motto is Non Sanz Droict (French for "not without right"). This
William_Shakespeare
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert Spear or Bob Spear may refer to: Robert Spear Hudson (1812–1884), English businessman Bob Spear (basketball) (1918–1995), American Air Force basketball
Robert_Spear
Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder (1984–2014)
Mónica Spear Mootz (1 October 1984 – 6 January 2014) was a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2004. She represented
Mónica_Spear
American Universalist minister
Charles Spear (May 1, 1803 – April 13, 1863) was a Universalist minister who advocated for the abolishment of the death penalty, supported prison reform
Charles_Spear
Hoplite weapon in Ancient Greece
The dory or doru (/ˈdɒruː/; Greek: δόρυ) was the chief spear of hoplites (heavy infantry) in Ancient Greece. A small dory was called doration (δοράτιον)
Dory_(spear)
Topics referred to by the same term
Spearing may refer to: A. C. Spearing (born 1936), Professor of English at the University of Virginia Glenn Spearing (born 1985), Irish darts player James
Spearing
Topics referred to by the same term
Broken spear may refer to: Lance corporal, lancia spezzata, literally "broken lance" or "broken spear", the presumed origin of the rank The Broken Spears: The
Broken_spear
1992 video game
same length as Spear of Destiny, in May 1994, and later that year published Spear of Destiny and the two mission packs together as the Spear of Destiny Super
Wolfenstein_3D
Index of plants with the same common name
Spear grass or speargrass is the common name of numerous herbaceous plants worldwide including: Aciphylla spp. Aristida spp. Heteropogon contortus Imperata
Spear_grass
Cape in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Cape Spear (French: Cap d'Espoir) is a headland located on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland near St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland
Cape_Spear
Father of Britney Spears (born 1952)
Spears (born June 6, 1952) is a retired American construction business owner. He is the father of Bryan Spears, Britney Spears, and Jamie Lynn Spears
Jamie_Spears
Prehistoric wooden spear tip
The Clacton Spear, or Clacton Spear Point, is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in Clacton-on-Sea in 1911. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is
Clacton_Spear
American actress and singer (born 1991)
Jamie Lynn Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress, singer, and is the younger sister of Britney Spears. Spears began her career as a child
Jamie_Lynn_Spears
Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device
Australian Aboriginal wooden spear-throwing device. Similar to an atlatl, it serves as an extension of the human arm, enabling a spear to travel at a greater
Woomera_(spear-thrower)
American actor (1921–2006)
Sherman Bonner (December 16, 1921 – September 22, 2006), also known as Harry Spear, was an American child actor and vaudevillian. He was notable for appearing
Harry_Spear
British tool manufacturer
Spear & Jackson is a British manufacturer and supplier of gardening tools, hand tools, and precision instruments, headquartered in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Spear_&_Jackson
Topics referred to by the same term
Justice Spear may refer to: Albert Spear (1852–1929), chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Clay V. Spear (c. 1914–1974), associate justice
Justice_Spear
This is a list of types of spears found worldwide throughout history. Migration Period spear Bayonet (when fixed to a Long gun) Arbir Bambu Runcing Dangpa
List_of_types_of_spears
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up spearchucker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spear chucker or Spearchucker can refer to: An ethnic slur for people with African ancestry Spearchucker
Spear_chucker
Set of ten wooden weapons from the Palaeolithic Age
The Schöningen spears are a set of ten Palaeolithic wooden weapons that were excavated between 1994 and 1999 from the 'Spear Horizon' in the open-cast
Schöningen_spears
Person of little significance
A spear carrier is a minor actor in a play or, by extension, a person whose actions are of little significance. In the world of opera, the term is sometimes
Spear_carrier
Sculpture by Polykleitos of a warrior
Doryphoros (Greek Δορυφόρος Classical Greek Greek pronunciation: [dorypʰóros], "Spear-Bearer"; Latinised as Doryphorus) of Polykleitos is one of the best known
Doryphoros
Weapons
Over time, various types of Korean spears have developed and evolved. The designs are similar to those of spears found elsewhere in Asia and the world
Korean_spears
Nairobi Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist, and actor from New Jersey. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch
Aries_Spears
Burning Spear started his career in 1969. This article contains the discography of the artist's albums and singles. Studio One Presents Burning Spear (1973)
Burning_Spear_discography
Tracing of kinship through the male line
Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership
Patrilineality
Comic book feature
"Brothers of the Spear" was a long-running backup feature in the Tarzan comic-book series created by American company Western Publishing and published
Brothers_of_the_Spear
2015 film
Spear is a 2015 Australian drama and dance film directed by choreographer Stephen Page. Hunter Page-Lochard as Djali Aaron Pedersen as Suicide Man Troy
Spear_(film)
Personal self-defense system
The SPEAR System (an acronym for Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response) is a close-quarter protection system that uses a person's reflex
SPEAR_System
American Spiritualist minister (1804–1887)
John Murray Spear (September 16, 1804 – October 5, 1887) was an American spiritualist minister who was most known for his attempts to construct an electrically
John_Murray_Spear
American soccer player and coach
Matthew Spear (born December 2, 1970, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American former soccer coach who is currently the President of the Richmond
Matt_Spear
Species of flowering plant
Atriplex patula (spear saltbush; common orache; spear orach; spreading orach; /ˈɒrətʃ/) is a ruderal, circumboreal species of annual herbaceous plant in
Atriplex_patula
2005 film
End of the Spear is a 2005 American biographical adventure drama film directed by Jim Hanon, written by Bill Ewing, Bart Gavigan and Hanon, and stars
End_of_the_Spear
2011 U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
On May 2, 2011, the United States conducted Operation Neptune Spear, in which SEAL Team Six shot and killed Osama bin Laden at his "Waziristan Haveli"
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
1st episode of the 1st season of Primal
"Spear and Fang" is the series premiere of the first season of the American adult animated action-drama Primal. It premiered unannounced on Adult Swim's
Spear_and_Fang
The Standing Patrol for Emergency Assessment & Response (SPEAR) for emergency management, is an advisory unit activated for the purpose of rapidly providing
SPEAR_Project
2023 book by Orisanmi Burton
Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt is a non-fiction book by anthropologist Orisanmi Burton. It draws on
Tip_of_the_Spear
Yugoslav tennis player (1944–2017)
Nikola "Nikki" Špear (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Шпеар; 22 February 1944 – 2 December 2017), often spelled Nicola Spear in English-language media, was a
Nikola_Špear
Union Army officer in the American Civil War
Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil
Ellis_Spear
British painter (1911–1990)
Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA (30 June 1911 – 16 January 1990) was an English painter and teacher of art, regarded as one of the foremost British portrait painters
Ruskin_Spear
Head-first thrust into the ground
A spear tackle is an illegal tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football in which a player lifts another player into the air and
Spear_tackle
Marvel Comics character
"Siege" storyline, Norman Osborn sends the Thunderbolts to steal Odin's spear Gungnir from the Asgardian weaponry. Loki calls on Odin to return the Norn
Odin_(Marvel_Comics)
Underwater fishing implement
speargun is a ranged underwater fishing device designed to launch a tethered spear or harpoon to impale fish or other marine animals and targets. Spearguns
Speargun
The Spear (Greek: λόγχη, romanized: lónchē; Church Slavonic: Копіе́, romanized: Kopìé) or Lance is a liturgical implement used during the Divine Liturgy
Spear_(liturgy)
Roman soldier, and saint, who pierced Jesus
the spear mentioned in John 19:34. It first appears lettered on an illumination of the Crucifixion beside the figure of the soldier holding a spear, written
Longinus
Topics referred to by the same term
Senator Spear may refer to: Albert Spear (1852–1929), Maine State Senate Allan Spear (1937–2008), Minnesota State Senate Jae Spears (1923–2013), West
Senator_Spear
Irish god of skills and the arts
[ˈl̪ˠaːw ad̪ˠə]; "long hand" or "long arm", possibly for his skill with a spear or his ability as a ruler) and Samildánach (Modern Irish: Samhaildánach
Lugh
English actor (1919–2003)
Bernard Spear (11 September 1919 – 9 May 2003) was an English actor. Spear was born on 11 September 1919 in Croydon, Surrey, to a Polish-Jewish father
Bernard_Spear
Spear of King Fuchai of Wu
The Spear of Fuchai (Chinese: 吳王夫差矛; pinyin: Wú wáng fūchà máo) is the spear of King Fuchai of Wu, the archrival of King Goujian of Yue. It was unearthed
Spear_of_Fuchai
Illegal tackle in gridiron football
football, spearing is an illegal tackling technique in which a player makes initial contact with the crown of their helmet by using their body as a spear (head
Spearing_(gridiron_football)
American film and television producer (born 1977)
Jamie Lynn Spears, and was co-manager of Britney's conservatorship. He is the first child and the only son of Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears. He was a co-producer
Bryan_Spears
Spear of King Arthur
Rhongomiant (variously translated as "Slaying Spear," "Cutting Spear" or "Striking Spear"), was the spear of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends
Rhongomyniad
Japanese straight-headed spear
Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) in the form of a spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear. The martial art of wielding the yari is called
Yari
Type of light spear designed to be thrown by hand
A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon. Today, the javelin is predominantly used for sporting purposes
Javelin
Species of flowering plant
angolensis (synonym Sansevieria cylindrica), commonly known as African spear or the spear sansevieria, is a succulent plant native to Angola in Southern Africa
Dracaena_angolensis
1999 video game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear is a 1999 tactical first-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Storm Entertainment for Microsoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six:_Rogue_Spear
Mother of Britney Spears
Lynne Irene Spears (née Bridges; born May 4, 1955) is the mother of Bryan Spears, Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears. Lynne Irene Bridges is believed
Lynne_Spears
1978 novel by James Herbert
The Spear is a 1978 novel by British author James Herbert dealing with Nazi occultism and the Holy Lance. It was first published in by New English Library
The_Spear_(novel)
Israeli-made anti-ship missile
one Blue Spear 5G SSM rocket were confirmed false. As part of the class's mid-life upgrade from 2028, ST Engineering will install the Blue Spear missile
Gabriel_(missile)
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
Cirsium vulgare, commonly known as spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most
Cirsium_vulgare
2010 fantasy novel by Peter V. Brett
The Desert Spear is a fantasy novel written by American writer Peter V. Brett. It is the second book in the Demon Cycle series. It was released on April
The_Desert_Spear
different meanings. In Samoan and Māori, a tao is a long traditional wooden spear. The word also has another meaning in the Samoan language; tao also means
Tao_(spear)
American fantasy-adventure media franchise
taken on a ride in a world we'd like to believe exists." Quest for the Spear introduces Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle), who is hired by the Metropolitan Public
The_Librarian_(franchise)
the exception of Bent Spear, Faded Giant and Dull Sword. AFI 10-206 notes that the flagword Pinnacle may be added to Bent Spear or Faded Giant to expedite
United States military nuclear incident terminology
United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology
Anthony Spear (1937 - 3 June 2024) was an American space exploration project manager most notable for leading the Mars Pathfinder mission for JPL/NASA
Tony_Spear
American politician
Allan Henry Spear (June 24, 1937 – October 11, 2008) was an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota
Allan_Spear
Spear of the Norse god Odin
In Norse mythology, Gungnir (/ˈɡʌŋ.nɪər/, "the rocking") is the spear of the god Odin. It is known for always hitting the target of the attacker regardless
Gungnir
2026 WWE PPV and livestreaming event
corner. He attempted a spear, but Fatu stopped him. At ringside, Fatu attempted a spear through the table, but he was speared through the barricade instead
Clash_in_Italy
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
USS Spear (AM-322) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the
USS_Spear
English composer (1908–1966)
Eric Spear (18 April 1908 – 3 November 1966) was an English composer best known for his film scores and the theme of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
Eric_Spear
English artist and musician (born 1943)
Spear (born 29 June 1943) is an English sculptor, multimedia artist and multi-instrumentalist who was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Spear was
Roger_Ruskin_Spear
British rock band
Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, formed in London in 1982 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Kirk Brandon and bassist Stan Stammers
Spear_of_Destiny_(band)
Specialized firearm used underwater
shaft to form a spear, it may be referred to as a bang stick or shark stick. The spear in question may be handheld or launchable from a spear gun. A powerhead
Powerhead_(firearm)
Subfamily of plants in the grass family
the fire lance, were made of bamboo. The Chinese Langxian, or "Wolf Brush Spear". Some variants of this weapon were merely long bamboo poles with a spearhead
Bamboo
1989 board game
Jump the Queue is a board game published in 1989 by J. W. Spears. Jump the Queue is a game in which each player attempts to move five different vehicles
Jump_the_Queue
Surname list
Spears is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aries Spears (born 1975), American actor and comedian Billie Jo Spears (1938–2011)
Spears_(surname)
2022 fantasy novel by Simon Jimenez
The Spear Cuts Through Water is a 2022 fantasy novel by Filipino-American writer Simon Jimenez. The novel contains a frame story about a grandchild listening
The_Spear_Cuts_Through_Water
Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan
interact with them. The sacrificing of oxen by the "masters of the fishing spear" is central to Dinka religious practice. Young men become adults through
Dinka_people
SPEAR
SPEAR
Surname or Lastname
Danish and Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian : patronymic from the personal name Ivar, from Old Norse Ãvarr, a compound of either Ãv ‘yew tree’, ‘bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.North German (Frisian) : patronymic from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements Ä«wa ‘yew (tree)’ + hard ‘strong’, ‘firm’.English : variant spelling of Iverson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Gervase, composed of the Germanic element gÄri, gÄ“r ‘spear’ + a second element of uncertain meaning and original form. The name was borne by a saint, martyred under the Roman Emperor Domitian, who became one of the patrons of Milan.
Boy/Male
English
Spear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name, Leodegar, Old French Legier, of Germanic origin, composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’. The name was borne by a 7th-century bishop of Autun, whose fame contributed to the popularity of the name in France. (In Germany the name was connected with a different saint, an 8th-century bishop of Münster.)English : variant of Letcher, in part a deliberate alteration to avoid the association with Middle English lecheor ‘lecher’.
Surname or Lastname
French (Jérôme) and English
French (Jérôme) and English : from the medieval
personal name Jérôme (French), Jerome (English),
from Greek HierÅnymos (see Hieronymus). This achieved
some popularity in France and elsewhere, being bestowed in honor of St
Jerome (?347–420), creator of the Vulgate, the standard Latin
version of the Bible.English (of Norman origin) : from a personal
name, Gerram, composed of the Germanic elements gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’ + hraban ‘raven’.A Jerome is recorded in Montreal in 1655 with the secondary
surnames Beaune and Leblanc. Another bearer of the name,
from Brittany, is recorded in Montreal in 1705 with the secondary
surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + gÄr, gÄ“er ‘spear’. The surname is now also established in Ulster.Hungarian : from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros), or a derivative of German Meyer 1.Polish, Czech, and Slovak : from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer.Catalan and southern French (Occitan) : from major ‘major’ (Latin maior ‘greater’), denoting a prominent or important person or the first-born son of a family.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Meyer 2.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from the Old Norse personal name Ãvarr, a compound of either Ãv ‘yew tree’, ‘bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.Swedish equivalent of Iversen 1.Respelling of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Iversen.
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a soldier armed with a spear, from Middle English spere ‘spear’ + man.English : from the Middle English, Old English personal name Spereman, of the same origin as the occupational name above.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Spear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Spear.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear’, or ‘javelin’.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Southern French : variant of Laine.Possibly also a variant of Southern French Lande.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Matter.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a mattress maker or seller, from Middle English, Old French materas, or less likely for a maker of crossbow bolts, spears, and lances, from the Middle English homonym materas.Dutch : variant of Matter 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spere ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Spear.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Germanic personal name Lanzo, originally a short form of various compound names with the first element land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (for example, Lambert), but later used as an independent name. It was introduced to England by the Normans, for whom it was a popular name among the ruling classes, perhaps partly because of association with Old French lance ‘lance’, ‘spear’ (see 2).French : metonymic name for a soldier who carried a lance, or a nickname for a skilled fighter, from Old French lance.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Leugar, Levegar, Old English LÄ“ofgÄr, composed of the elements lÄ“of ‘dear’ + gÄr ‘spear’.Gallician and Spanish : habitational name from any of several places in Galicia called Lugar, from lugar ‘place’ ‘village’, or a topographic name from this word.
SPEAR
SPEAR
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory in Remembrance of God
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Hope
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rishidher | ரீஷீதேரÂ
Saint
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname from a diminutive of Middle English sparewe, Middle High German spar(e) ‘sparrow’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Sperling ‘sparrow’.
Biblical
Congregation, wrinkle; bluntness
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Queen of Flowers
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Sindhi, Telugu
Silent Lake
Boy/Male
Arabic
Leader
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Name of a Rishi
Girl/Female
Norse
Daughter of Frey.
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n.
One who is armed with a spear.
n.
A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
n.
A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
n.
One who uses a spear; as, a spearer of fish.
n.
A round of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to protect the hand.
n.
The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
n.
An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough wood, used by the natives for spears.
v. i.
To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass.
n.
A name given to several species of crowfoot (Ranunculus) which have spear-shaped leaves.
imp. & p. p.
of Spear
n.
A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.
n.
Fig.: A spearman.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Spear
n.
The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.
pl.
of Spearman
a.
Having the form of a spear.
n.
A fish spear.
v. t.
To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
n.
A three-pronged fish spear.
n.
A boat with an open well amidships. It is used in spearing fish.