Eyre

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Literary name and Old Norse

"gravel bank river"

Eyre Origin and Meaning

The name Eyre is a girl's name of English, Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "gravel bank river".

This lovely name is best-known as the surname of eponymous Bronte heroine, Jane Eyre, and would make an appealing and distinctive middle name for the child of fans of that book. While the surname Eyre is found mainly in England, its origins are Norse and it's thought to derive from Norse settlers. Still, the status of the classic books means Eyre deserves to stand proudly among English baby names.

Popularity of the name Eyre

• 853 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Eyre

• Eyre Coote (1726 “1783), Irish general and MP
• Eyre Coote (1760 1823), Irish general and governor of Jamaica, nephew of the older Eyre Coote
• Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crow British diplomat
• Eyre Crowe English painter
• Eyre Evans Crowe English journalist and historian

The name Eyre in Pop Culture

• "Jane Eyre " novel by Charlotte Bronte and its main character
• Lake Eyre largest lake in Australia