Baier

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English

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Proper noun

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Baier (plural Baiers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Baier is the 6482nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5238 individuals. Baier is most common among White (94.86%) individuals.

Anagrams

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German

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Noun

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Baier m (weak, genitive Baiern, plural Baiern)

  1. (historical) a member of the Bavarian tribe, especially before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
  2. (linguistics) a speaker of any Bavarian dialect (historical or contemporary)
  3. Obsolete form of Bayer (inhabitant or native of Bavaria).

Usage notes

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  • The above distinction between Bayer and Baier is usually maintained in historic and linguistic scientific literature; otherwise only the ay-spelling is usual today.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Baier” in Duden online