Baier

English

Proper noun

Baier (plural Baiers)

  1. 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)

  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
  • 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
Declension of Baier [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Baier die Baiern
genitive eines des Baiern der Baiern
dative einem dem Baiern den Baiern
accusative einen den Baiern die Baiern

Further reading
  • “Baier” in Duden online
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