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Re: Beyer
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Professor
7/30/2006, 2:38 PM
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a message by blackgoodbye
It is my maiden name and is pron. "buyer." Previous poster is correct in the meaning/origin. It goes back to Celtic tribes, the Boii that were displaced by Germanic tribes, Boioarii or Baiuarii. The region of Bavaria was named for these tribes.
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Beyer
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blackgoodbye
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7/19/2006, 10:53 AM
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Re: Beyer
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Professor
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7/30/2006, 2:38 PM
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Re: Beyer
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Andy ;—)
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7/19/2006, 2:40 PM