bayer
/bˈeɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.26 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
adj
comparative form of bay: more bay
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bayer. The surname is converged from both Bavaria and Middle High German beieren (“to ring a bell”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: beieren