Bieber

English

Etymology

Jewish and German surname, from the name Bieber, itself from an old form of modern Biber (“beaver”). Doublet of Beaver. Compare Beaber, Beeber.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːbə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbibɚ/

Proper noun

Bieber (plural Biebers)

1. A surname from German.

   Justin Bieber ― (name of a singer)

2. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States.

Derived terms

terms derived from Bieber (surname)

• Bieber fever
• bieberite
• Bieberite
• Biebermania
• Belieber
• Belieberism

Translations

surname

• Armenian: Բիբեր (Biber)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 比伯 (Bǐbó)

• Marathi: बीबर (bībar)
• Russian: Бибер (ru) (Biber)
• Uyghur: بىيبېر (biybër)

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bieber”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 156.

Anagrams

• bribee

German

Alternative forms

• Biber

Etymology

From Middle High German biber (“beaver”), originally as a nickname for a hard worker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːbɐ/

Proper noun

Bieber m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Biebers or (with an article) Bieber, feminine genitive Bieber, plural Biebers or Bieber)

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

Declension

Declension of Bieber [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Bieber	(eine)	(die)	Bieber	(die)	Biebers, Bieber
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Biebers, Bieber1	(einer)	(der)	Bieber	(der)	Biebers, Bieber
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Bieber	(einer)	(der)	Bieber	(den)	Biebers, Bieber
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Bieber	(eine)	(die)	Bieber	(die)	Biebers, Bieber

¹With an article.