# Auer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #81,132

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/auer