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Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Other Forms FormsSpearhafoc, Spearheafoc, Speraver, Sperhafoc, Spearhavoc, Sperauoc, Sperhauoc, Sparhauoc, Sparafuc
Meaning & History
Means "sparrowhawk" in Old English, ultimately derived from the elements spearwa "sparrow" and hafoc "hawk". This name was borne by an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon artist and Benedictine monk.