Biel

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English

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Biel.

Proper noun

Biel

  1. Synonym of Bienne (“a town and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland”).

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Biel

  1. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland.

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

Biel (plural Biels)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Clipping of Grabiel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Biel m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Biel n (proper noun, strong, genitive Biels)

  1. Bienne (city in Switzerland)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Biel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Biel” in Duden online

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German bîl, from the merger of Old Saxon bīl, bil (“peg, nail”) and Old Saxon bil, bill (“hatchet, sword, battle-axe”). Apparently at least partly from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“blade, sword, nail, peg”), but conflated early on with another word, see that entry for more.

Noun

Biel n (plural Bielen or Bilen)

  1. axe, hatchet

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bîl, see German Low German Biel for more.

Noun

Biel n (plural Biels)

  1. axe, hatchet

Polish

Etymology

From Polish biel (“white”) or Old Polish biel (“mud, swamp”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Biel m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

Biel f

  1. a female surname

Declension

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Further reading

  • “Biel”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

Proper noun

Biel m

  1. pet form of Gabriel
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