Bir

See also: bir and bír

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਬੀਰ (bīr).

Proper noun

Bir (plural Birs)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bir is the 39419^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bir”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German bira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biə̯/
• Homophone: Bier (may be distinguished by tone)

Noun

Bir f (plural Birre)

1. pear (fruit)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bir f (plural Biren)

1. Superseded spelling of Bier (“pear”).