Biru

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Locally spelled Beer in US United States, ZA South Africa, CH Switzerland and 1 more, Bari in IN India and Bor in TR Türkiye.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 26 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Biru is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Bîru, Bīru

• Amharic given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ethiopia, India, United States, Malaysia

  Also written ቢሩ

• Chinese given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, China, Taiwan

  Also written Bi-Ru

• Romanian given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Romania

  Also written Bîru, Bîrû

• Thai given name199 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, Malaysia, United States, Laos

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written บุรี, บลู, บิล, Bin, Bill

31 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Biru is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In iba, blue

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In mak, a tree whose leaves are used to prepare _madaʔ_ (opium), and to wrap _sirih_ in chewing areca-nut: _Licuala Rumphii_

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In nxg, throw, fling; strike with a stick; catch in a trap, lasso, etc.

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In sga, first-person singular present indicative absolute of beirid

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In kaw, blue (pale blue, greyish blue, greenish blue, turquoise?)

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In goh, first-person singular present indicative of bëran

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Biru?

A machine transcription gives /bɝu/ (IPA) for Hindi.

Is Biru a male or female name?

Biru is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

In which country does Biru have the most bearers?

In India, the national register counted about 42 thousand people named Bora, more than in any other country we hold.

How common is the name Biru?

In India, the national register counted 41,715 people named Bora, about 1 in 32 thousand residents.

How common is Biru compared with other names?

In South Africa, Biru is the 213th most common surname of 285,788 surnames recorded there.