The freier Surname
freier Name Meaning and History
- status name of the feudal system denoting a free man, as opposed to a bondsman, from an inflected form of Middle High German vri ‘free’.
- archaic occupational name, from Middle High German, Middle Low German vrier, vriger, denoting a man who had the ceremonial duty of asking guests to a wedding.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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