Talk:Bayreuth
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[edit] Bayreuth = Beirut?
Does the toponym Bayreuth have anything to do with Beirut? Like, is it some kind of Germanized foreign name, or is it actually a uniquely German place name? Le Anh-Huy 21:13, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
- I don't know the etymology of Bayreuth, but I suspect the similarity to "Beirut" is a coincidence. I bet "Bayreuth" is somehow related to "Bayern" (the German name of Bavaria). —Angr 10:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
The name "Bayreuth" derives from the older name "Baierute", which means as much as "clearing (in the sense of cutting trees, in order to make place for the city) done by the bavarians"
