Bir
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Punjabi ਬੀਰ (bīr).
Proper noun[edit]
Bir (plural Birs)
- A surname from Punjabi.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bir is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Bir is most common among White (77.24%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.31%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bir”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.
Central Franconian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German bira.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bir f (plural Birre)
- pear (fruit)
Luxembourgish[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bir f (plural Biren)
- Superseded spelling of Bier (“pear”).
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Punjabi
- English terms derived from Punjabi
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Punjabi
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian terms with homophones
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian feminine nouns
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- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish feminine nouns
- Luxembourgish superseded forms