Biro

See also: biro and Bíró

English

Proper noun

Biro (plural Biros)

  1. A surname from the Slavic languages.
  2. A brand of ballpoint pen: see biro.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Biro is the 13536th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2241 individuals. Biro is most common among White (90.14%) individuals.

Anagrams

Slovak

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbirɔ]

Proper noun

Biro m pers (female equivalent Birová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Biro
(pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeBiroBiroviaBirovci
genitiveBiraBirovBirovcov
dativeBiroviBiromBirovcom
accusativeBiraBirovBirovcov
locativeBiroviBirochBirovcoch
instrumentalBiromBiramiBirovcami

Further reading

  • Biro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bìːrɔ/

Proper noun

Bíro m anim

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • Keber, Janez (2021) Leksikon priimkov [Dictionary of Surnames] (in Slovene), Celje: Celjska Mohorjeva družba, →ISBN, page 71