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

• Beria, Beira, Baire, beira, Eibar, erbia, abier

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

Related terms

• Baiern
• bairisch, Bairisch

See also

• Baierbach, Baierbrunn, Baierhof, Baiertal, Baierwein, Baierweg
• Baiersbach, Baiersbronn, Baiersfelde, Baiershof, Baiershofen, Baiertal

Further reading

• “Baier” in Duden online