Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bear (animal)".
Related Items
Variantbero(Old High German)
Other Languages & Culturesbeorn, bera(Anglo-Saxon) bernuz, berô(Old Germanic) birna, bjǫrn(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsBeñat(Basque) Berenguer, Bernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernarda(Croatian) Bernard(Czech) Bernhard(Danish) Barend, Berend, Berendina, Bernard, Bernhard, Gerben(Dutch) Bernadine, Bernard(English) Bérenger, Bérengère, Bernard(French) Bernhard(German) Adalbern, Alfbern, Berahard, Berard, Berengar, Berengaria, Berenhard, Bernard, Bernhard, Gerbern(Germanic) Bernát(Hungarian) Berardo, Bernardo(Italian) Bernhard(Norwegian) Bernuharduz(Old Germanic) Bernard(Polish) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard, Bernarda(Slovene) Bernarda, Bernardo(Spanish) Bernhard(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsBernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernardová(Czech) Barends, Bernard(Dutch) Belanger, Beringer, Bernard(English) Bélanger, Béranger, Béringer, Bernard(French) Behringer, Beringer, Bernard, Bernhard(German) Berardi, Bernardi(Italian) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard(Slovene) Bernhardsson(Swedish)
