Name Element BERNUZ

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "bear (animal)" [1][2].

Related Items

Variantberô
Other Languages & Culturesbeorn, bera(Anglo-Saxon) bern(Frankish) bern, bero(Old High German) bjǫrn(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsBeñat(Basque) Bernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernarda(Croatian) Bernard(Czech) Bernhard, Bjørn(Danish) Barend, Berend, Berendina, Bernard, Bernhard(Dutch) Bernadine, Bernard(English) Bernard(French) Bernhard, Björn, Bjoern(German) Berahard, Berard, Berenhard, Bernard, Bernhard(Germanic) Bernát(Hungarian) Björn(Icelandic) Berardo, Bernardo(Italian) Bernhard, Bjørn(Norwegian) Bernuharduz(Old Germanic) Bjǫrn(Old Norse) Bernard(Polish) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard, Bernarda(Slovene) Bernarda, Bernardo(Spanish) Bernhard, Björn(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsBernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernardová(Czech) Barends, Bernard(Dutch) Bernard(English) Bernard(French) Bernard, Bernhard(German) Björnsson(Icelandic) Berardi, Bernardi(Italian) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard(Slovene) Bernhardsson, Björnsson(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 59.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 43.
Entry added December 7, 2022