Behring

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Behring.

Proper noun

Behring

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN[1]:
      Even at a time when Anders Behring Breivik is on trial in Norway for killing 77 people in a terror attack last year – and the remote possibility he could end up at Bastoy or a similar prison some day – Nilsen and others stand up for this brand of justice.

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːʁɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Beh‧ring

Proper noun

Behring m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Behrings or (with an article) Behring, feminine genitive Behring, plural Behrings)

  1. a surname

Declension