Auer

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UK/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/Canada, US/ˈaʊɚ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Auer →
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Meanings

proper nounAuer (countable and uncountable, plural Auers)

plural Auers

  1. countableuncountableA surname from German.
  2. countableuncountableA surname from Finnish.
  3. countableuncountableA municipality in the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Italian spelling: Ora.

Origin

  1. GermanAuer
  2. EnglishAuer

Borrowed from German Auer, topographic surname from several places with the name Au, Aue, all from the noun Aue (“floodplain, stream”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

hourour

Anagrams

urea
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APA

Auer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auer

MLA

“Auer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Auer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Auer.

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