Springer - Meaning of Springer

What does Springer mean?

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[ 2 syll. (s)prin-ger, sp-ring-er ] The baby boy name Springer is pronounced as SPRIHNGer †. Springer is derived from Old English origins. The name is of the meaning lively; traveling entertainer; from the spring or stream; from the spring plantation; the season spring. The first name is derived from the surname, which had many variations such as Spring, Springs, Springe, and Springer. The Old English root word is 'springan'. The surname itself originated as a nickname for a lively person or a travelling entertainer, whose job title was in Middle English a derivative from the same root word. The surname could also have originated as a place name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, or for someone who lived in a plantation of young trees, which was known previously as a spring. The name can also be associated with the season spring. The name Spring (English) is the female version of Springer.

The name Sprynger is a variant of Springer.

See also the related categories, trees (wood), stream (river), title, english, lively (powerful), young (cub), word (element), root, and spring.

Springer is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Springer is the name Sprynger.

† English pronunciation for Springer: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"