Ayers (W3)
Der "Ayers Rock" trägt den Namen von "Sir Henry Ayers", der 1873 Premierminister von Südaustralien war.Der Name "Ayers" geht zurück auf altengl. "eir", "eyr" = "heir" = dt. "Erbe", "Nachfolger", im weitestens Sinn also dt. "Sohn", "heir to the throne" = dt. "Thronfolger".
"Ayers" is a patronymic version of the surname "Ayer", an English Nickname for the man who was well known to be the heir to a title or fortune, from the Middle English word "eir", "eyr" = "heir". Variants include "Ayr", "Ayre", "Eyer", "Eyre", "Hayer", "Heyer", among others.
Erstellt: 2024-04