Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "bear (animal)" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails VariantbernuzOther Languages & Culturesbera, beorn(Anglo-Saxon) bern(Frankish) bero, bern(Old High German) bjǫrn(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsBjørn(Danish) Bear(English) Björn, Bjoern(German) Björn(Icelandic) Bjørn(Norwegian) Bjǫrn(Old Norse) Björn(Swedish) Ber(Yiddish) Surname DescendantsBjörnsson(Icelandic) Björnsson(Swedish) Same Spellingbero Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 59. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 43.
