Spencer
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Spencer
The name Spencer derives from the Middle English occupational surname "spenser," referring to a person who dispensed or distributed provisions in a household, ultimately from the Old French "despense" (to spend or dispense).
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Etymology
The name Spencer derives from the Middle English occupational surname "spenser," referring to a person who dispensed or distributed provisions in a household, ultimately from the Old French "despense" (to spend or dispense). The name became established in English-speaking cultures during the medieval period and gained prominence among English nobility and gentry, later spreading throughout Britain and its colonies.
Spencer currently ranks #360 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1998.
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