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Napier
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1
A surname, historically referring to someone who managed household linen.
"John Napier is remembered for inventing logarithms."
2
A city in New Zealand and other places sharing the name.
"They spent a week exploring Napier on New Zealand's east coast."
How to Use Napier
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly known today as a surname (as in the mathematician John Napier) or as a place name, notably a city in New Zealand.
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Etymology
From an old occupational surname for someone in charge of table linen in a great house.