Trier
See also: trier
English
editAlternative forms
edit- Triers (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹɪɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹɪə/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Proper noun
editTrier (countable and uncountable, plural Triers)
- A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.
- A habitational surname from German.
Synonyms
edit- Treves (obsolete)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcity in Germany
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Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trier is the 37646th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 591 individuals. Trier is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.
See also
edit- Names of Trier in different languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Latin (Augusta) Trēverōrum, named for the Gaulish Trēverī, a local tribe of Gauls.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTrier n (proper noun, genitive Triers or (optionally with an article) Trier)
- Trier (an independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; also serves as the administrative seat of Trier-Saarburg district, which however does not include the city)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: Trier
Proper noun
editTrier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Triers or (with an article) Trier, feminine genitive Trier, plural Triers or Trier)
- a surname transferred from the place name
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