Bies
English
editEtymology
editTwo main origins:
- Borrowed from Dutch and North German Bies, a topographic surname from bies (“rush; sedge”).
- Borrowed from Polish Bies, an unflattering nickname from bies (“devil, demon”).
Proper noun
editBies (plural Bieses)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bies is the 25332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 977 individuals. Bies is most common among White (95.09%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bies”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editFrom bies ("devil", "demon").
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBies m pers
- a male surname
Declension
editDeclension of Bies
Proper noun
editBies f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
edit- “Bies”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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