Trier

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English

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Etymology

From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.

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Proper noun

Trier (countable and uncountable, plural Triers)

  1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.
  2. A habitational surname from German.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Trier is the 37646th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 591 individuals. Trier is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

From Latin (Augusta) Trēverōrum, named for the Gaulish Trēverī, a local tribe of Gauls.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁiːɐ̯/
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Proper noun

Trier n (proper noun, genitive Triers or (optionally with an article) Trier)

  1. Trier (an independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; also serves as the administrative seat of Trier-Saarburg district, which however does not include the city)

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  • English: Trier

Proper noun

Trier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Triers or (with an article) Trier, feminine genitive Trier, plural Triers or Trier)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name
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