"Bauer" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/ [UK], /ˈbaʊəɹ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bower.wav
Rhymes: -aʊ.ə(ɹ), -aʊə(ɹ) 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Bauer|t=farmer}} German Bauer (“farmer”), {{der|en|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{der|en|goh|bur|t=dwelling}} Old High German bur (“dwelling”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bauer
  1. A surname from German.
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