Biro

See also: biro, birọ, and Bíró

English

Proper noun

Biro (plural Biros)

1. A surname from the Slavic languages.
2. A brand of ballpoint pen: see biro.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Biro is the 13536^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2241 individuals. Biro is most common among White (90.14%) individuals.

Anagrams

• ribo-, brio, robi-

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /birɔ/, [ˈbirɔ]
• Rhymes: -irɔ
• Hyphenation: Bi‧ro

Proper noun

Biro m pers (female equivalent Birová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Biro
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Biro	Birovia	Birovci
genitive	Bira	Birov	Birovcov
dative	Birovi	Birom	Birovcom
accusative	Bira	Birov	Birovcov
locative	Birovi	Biroch	Birovcoch
instrumental	Birom	Birami	Birovcami

Further reading

• “Biro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bìːrɔ/

Proper noun

Bíro m anim

1. a surname

Further reading

• Keber, Janez (2021), Leksikon priimkov [Dictionary of Surnames] (in Slovene), Celje: Celjska Mohorjeva družba, →ISBN, page 71