Baier
English
editProper noun
editBaier (plural Baiers)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- 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
editGerman
editNoun
editBaier m (weak, genitive Baiern, plural Baiern)
- (historical) a member of the Bavarian tribe, especially before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
- (linguistics) a speaker of any Bavarian dialect (historical or contemporary)
- Obsolete form of Bayer (“inhabitant or native of Bavaria”).
Usage notes
edit- 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
editDeclension of Baier [masculine, weak]
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Baier” in Duden online