Berend

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Berend means "bold as a bear" or "brave as a bear". The name is derived from the Germanic elements "bern" which means bear and "hard" which means hardy, strong, or brave.
Pronunciation
BEH-rənt
The pronunciation of Berend is "buh-RENT" in Dutch and "BEH-rend" in Frisian.
Popularity
Berend is not a very common name outside of the Netherlands and Frisian regions. It is ranked as the 979th most popular name in the Netherlands.

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Berend Name meanings & History

Berend is a Dutch and Frisian name. Berend means "bold as a bear" or "brave as a bear". The name is derived from the Germanic elements "bern" which means bear and "hard" which means hardy, strong, or brave. Variant of Bernhard. Berend is typically used as a first name or given name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Berend: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Berend:

B: Beauty,Bashful,Bountiful,Brains

E: Environment,Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain,Exaggerate,Expressive

R: Restless,Rational,Reason,Resourceful

N: Nutrition,Nervous,Nitpicking,Nagging,Neat,Nice,Neurosis

D: Daddy,Doting,Domestic,Dutiful,Demanding,Determined

Berend is:

  • a Rough name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper Class name

Famous People

There are several famous people with the name Berend including Berend Strik, a Dutch artist, and Berend Weijs, a Dutch basketball player.

2.) BEREND (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Berinhard, a compound name composed of the elements bern (bear) and hard (bold, hardy, brave, strong): hence, “strong as a bear, hardy as a bear.” Var: Bernd. (BAY-RAYNT)


3.) Berend (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Bear-like, brave as a bear


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Description: Bear-like, brave as a bear. Variant of Bernard. Berend is primarily used as a masculine given name in Dutch and German-speaking countries.

Related Names to Berend

Bernhard, Bernard, Bjorn, Bruno

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