name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Bauer
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/
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UK: /ˈbaʊəɹ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aʊ.ə(ɹ)
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rhymes with -aʊə(ɹ)
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homophone: Bower
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homophone: bower (some etymologies)
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CMU ARPABET: B AW1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A German farmer or peasant.
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of Ina Bauer
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ina Bauer
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History
Etymology
* 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”).
From German Bauer. Doublet of Boer, boor, and bower.