Definitions for Napier
ˈneɪ pi ər, nəˈpɪərnapi·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Napier, John Napiernoun

   Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617)

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1. Napiernoun

   for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house.

2. Napiernoun

   John Napier, Scottish mathematician etc

3. Napiernoun

   transferred from the surname.

4. Napiernoun

   Any of several cities and towns, but especially Napier, New Zealand.

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1. Napier

   Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about 58,800 as of the June 2012 estimate. About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighbouring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities" of New Zealand. The total population of the Napier-Hastings urban area is 125,000 people, which makes it the fifth-largest urban area in New Zealand, closely followed by Tauranga, and Dunedin, and trailing the Hamilton urban area. Napier is about 320 kilometres northeast of the capital city of Wellington. Napier has a population smaller than Hastings but is seen as the main centre due to it having both the seaport and the main airport. Napier is the nexus of the largest wool centre in the Southern Hemisphere, and it has the primary export seaport for northeastern New Zealand – which is the largest producer of apples, pears, and stone fruit in New Zealand. Napier has also become an important grape and wine production area, with the grapes grown mostly around Hastings being sent through the Port of Napier for export. Large amounts of sheep's wool, frozen meat, wood pulp, and timber also pass through Napier annually for export. Smaller amounts of these materials are shipped via road and railway to the large metropolitan areas of New Zealand itself, such as Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton.

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1. NAPIER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Napier is ranked #1872 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Napier surname appeared 19,182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Napier.
   
   84.3% or 16,170 total occurrences were White.
   10.9% or 2,099 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 368 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 361 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 96 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 88 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Mathematician

Anagrams for Napier »

1. rapine

How to pronounce Napier?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Napier in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Napier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Napier in a Sentence

1. Adam Gorney:

   It feels like everybody that Dan Mullen was involved with, (Napier’s) not going to be all that interested in, there might be some that remain, but a lot of those kids are looking elsewhere. Florida might be one of those situations and LSU might be one of those situations where a lot of those kids wait until February just because Napier and Brian Kelly have come in there and sort of decided to go in different directions in a lot of places.

2. Clare Mosley:

   For a British home secretary to accuse and castigate ordinary people when the facts of this incident are not yet even known is shocking and disturbing, this is not simply a careless, off-the-cuff emotional response. It is a misleading, opportunistic smoke screen concocted to deflect attention from the multiple warnings Clare Mosley has had about what was clearly going to happen at Napier Barracks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Napier
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Napier
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Napier
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html