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Article previously had unsourced and almost certainly spurious claim name originated in a single Scottish location. Setting aside its use in English for spearmen, most current bearers probably began as the much more common German Spiers before being Anglicized. — LlywelynII 18:32, 25 February 2013 (UTC)