Boyer

Boyer is a surname which is derived from the Boii, a Celtic tribe that migrated from ancient Bohemia (home of the Boii) [1] to many regions surrounding the Alps.[2] Boyers in England may come from bowyer, meaning "bow maker" or "bow seller." [3] In French, the surname may mean "ox guard" or "ox leader". In Turkish, the name may come from boy-er, boy meaning "size" or "stature" and "er" meaning "man" or "soldier." It can also be a corruption or deliberate alteration of several German names.

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Places

Boyer is the name of several places:

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  1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boii
  2. ^ http://www.ancestry.com.au/facts/Boyer-places-origin.ashx -- origins of Bayer
  3. ^ http://www.ancestry.com.au/facts/Boyer-places-origin.ashx -- English variant