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English
Proper noun
Baier (plural Baiers)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
German
Noun
Baier 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
- The above distinction between Bayer and Baier is usually maintained in historic and linguistic scientific literature; otherwise only the ay-spelling is usual today.
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