DEAR

DEAR. 1. Appears to be synonymous with the Fr. family name Cher, the Latin Cams, &c. 2. Deor occurs in the Codox Exoniensis as a personal name. It is doubtless derived from the deer, so spelt in A-Sax.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.