speerEtymologyFrom Middle English spuren, from Old English spyrian, from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną. Cognate with German spüren, Danish spørge, Norwegian Bokmål spørre, Swedish spörja.speer means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.nameA surname.A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Denver, Colorado.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.A place in the United States:; A railroad location in Laramie County, Wyoming.verbto ask, to inquire“Afore lang days, I hope to see him here, / About his milkness and his cows to speer.”