Biert
See also: Bièrt
English
Proper noun
Biert (plural Bierts)
- A surname from Dutch.
- A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
- A hamlet and former municipality of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Biert”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.
- Forebears
Dutch
Etymology
(former municipality): Attested in 1570. Likely derived from bier (“manure, mud which looks like manure”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Biert
- Homophone: biert
Proper noun
Biert n
- Biert (a hamlet and former municipality of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands)
- Biert (a village in Ariège department, Occitania, France)
- a surname
Descendants
- → English: Biert
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “biert”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Occitan Bièrt. Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).
Proper noun
Biert m
- Biert (a village in Ariège department, Occitania, France)
- Biert (a hamlet and former municipality of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands)
Derived terms
- biertois
- Biertois
Descendants
- → English: Biert