The bien Surname
bien Name Meaning and History
- Polish (Bien): from a short form of the personal names Benedykt (see Benedict) or Beniamin (see Benjamin).
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from a pet form of the personal name Beniamin (see Benjamin).
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from Yiddish bin ‘bee’, German Bien(e), or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper.
- German: from the dialect word Bien ‘bee’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper or nickname for an industrious person.
- Vietnamese (Biên): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Paul Bien |
 christinaayers1
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| Bien, Louis or Emanuel | M. Mc Kain | 2 |
| Parents of Charles A Bien born ~Oct 1862 in Ohio??? |
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| Katarzyna Bien |
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| John or Andrew Bien | Bob Bien | 0 |
| Any BIEN family from Poland? |
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| eugene bien | mark bien | 1 |
| Family | Jerome Bien | 0 |
| Any Bien Family Members in Poland | Robert J. Bien | 0 |
| WILLIE DELL BIEN - OBITUARY |
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