Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "bear (animal)".
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Variantbern
Other Languages & Culturesbera, beorn(Anglo-Saxon) bern(Frankish) berô, bernuz(Old Germanic) bjǫrn(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsBeñat(Basque) Bernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernarda(Croatian) Bernard(Czech) Bernhard(Danish) Barend, Berend, Berendina, Bernard, Bernhard(Dutch) Bernadine, Bernard(English) Bernard(French) Bernhard(German) Berahard, Berard, Berenhard, Bernard, Bernhard(Germanic) Bernát(Hungarian) Berardo, Bernardo(Italian) Bernhard(Norwegian) Bernuharduz(Old Germanic) Bernard(Polish) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard, Bernarda(Slovene) Bernarda, Bernardo(Spanish) Bernhard(Swedish) Ber(Yiddish)
Surname DescendantsBernat(Catalan) Bernard(Czech) Barends, Bernard(Dutch) Bernard(English) Bernard(French) Bernard, Bernhard(German) Berardi, Bernardi(Italian) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard(Slovene) Bernhardsson(Swedish)
Same Spellingberô
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry bero, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
