Lear

Where Lear comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lear.

Lear through the years
  1. 1886
    Debut at its peak, #993
    #993 among girls with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1887
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1997
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

No widely recognized namesakes for Lear in Wikidata.

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