Biel

Borrowed from German Biel.

Biel

1. Synonym of Bienne (“a town and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland”).

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Biel

1. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland.

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Biel (plural Biels)

1. A surname.

Clipping of Grabiel.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [biˈɛl]

Biel m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel

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Biel n (proper noun, strong, genitive Biels)

1. Bienne (city in Switzerland)

• Bieler
• Bielerin
• Bie­ler­see

• “Biel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Biel” in Duden online

From Middle Low German bîl, from the merger of Old Saxon bīl, bil (“peg, nail”) and Old Saxon bil, bill (“hatchet, sword, battle-axe”). Apparently at least partly from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“blade, sword, nail, peg”), but conflated early on with another word, see that entry for more.

Biel n (plural Bielen or Bilen)

1. axe, hatchet

From Middle Low German bîl, see German Low German Biel for more.

Biel n (plural Biels)

1. axe, hatchet

From Polish biel (“white”) or Old Polish biel (“mud, swamp”).

• IPA^(key): /bjɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: Biel

Biel m pers

1. a male surname

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Biel f

1. a female surname

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

Biel m

1. pet form of Gabriel