Bies

See also: bies, BIEs, bieś, biés, and Bieś

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

  • Borrowed from Dutch and North German Bies, a topographic surname from bies (“rush; sedge”).
  • Borrowed from Polish Bies, an unflattering nickname from bies (“devil, demon”).

Proper noun

Bies (plural Bieses)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bies is the 25332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 977 individuals. Bies is most common among White (95.09%) individuals.

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

From bies ("devil", "demon").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Syllabification: Bies

Proper noun

Bies m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension
Declension of Bies
singular plural
nominative Bies Biesowie
genitive Biesa Biesów
dative Biesowi Biesom
accusative Biesa Biesów
instrumental Biesem Biesami
locative Biesie Biesach
vocative Biesie Biesowie

Proper noun

Bies f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading
  • “Bies”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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