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Bauer.

A surname from German.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbaʊ.əɹ/UK/ˈbaʊəɹ/UK
  1. A surname from German.

Where this word comes from

* As a German and Jewish surname, from German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower. * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun (ge)būr (“neighbour”), from Old High German bur (“dwelling”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.