Names

Germanic name derived from the elements bern “bear” and ger “spear”. This was the name of two medieval kings of Italy and a Holy Roman emperor.

Feminine form of Bernhard.

Variant of Bernhard.

Means “strong, smart” in Turkish.

Possibly from Turkish berat meaning “letters patent”.

Italian form of Berard.

Variant of Bernard using the related root bero “bear” as the first element. This was the name of a 13th-century saint who was martyred in Morocco.

Old Germanic form of Bertram.

Old Germanic form of Bertram, using an extended form of the second element.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew בְּרָכָה (see Bracha).