"Beer" meaning in English

See Beer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɪɚ/
Etymology: From Old English bearu (“grove”), from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bearu|t=grove}} Old English bearu (“grove”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*baru}} Proto-West Germanic *baru, {{der|en|gem-pro|*barwaz|t=grove}} Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beer
  1. A village in East Devon district, Devon, England. Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Beer-en-name-ucINu0XG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 7 8 10 36 10 17 10 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from the place name in Devon (see Etymology 1 above); also from Old English bār (“boar”). * As a north German and Dutch surname, from beer (“bear”). See also the surnames Baer and Bahr. * As an Alemannic German surname, spelling variant of Bier (“beer”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bār|t=boar}} Old English bār (“boar”), {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{m|nl|beer|t=bear}} beer (“bear”), {{m|en|Baer}} Baer, {{m|en|Bahr}} Bahr, {{der|en|gsw|-}} Alemannic German, {{m|gsw|Bier|t=beer}} Bier (“beer”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beer
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Beer-Lambert-Bouguer law, Beer-Lambert law, Lambert-Beer law
    Sense id: en-Beer-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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