# Napier

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,527

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.
2. John Napier, Scottish mathematician etc.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A locality in the Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
5. An unincorporated place in the township of Adelaide Metcalfe, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
6. A city in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand.
7. A village in Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa.
8. A ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
See napery

## Easily confused with
- **Nasir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napier-vs-nasir)
- **nazir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napier-vs-nazir)
- **Naples** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napier-vs-naples)
- **Napster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napier-vs-napster)
- **Nair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-napier)
- **nape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nape-vs-napier)
- **nadir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nadir-vs-napier)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anpier`, `naiper`, `napeir`, `napierr`, `napire`, `nappier`, `nnapier`, `npaier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/napier