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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Ber
Old High German and Yiddish
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Usage of the Name Ber
Yiddish
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Meaning of the Name Ber
The name Ber means "bear" in Yiddish. The Yiddish word "ber" belongs to a family of names for the bear in Germanic languages, derived from the ancient Germanic element "bern" (compare with modern German "Bär", English "bear", Dutch "beer", etc.) The name Ber is often paired with Dov.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch (c. 1705 - 1772), a Ukrainian rabbi;
Avrom Ber Gotlober (1811 - 1899), a Jewish writer, poet, historian, and journalist;
Yisroel Dov Ber Odesser (1888 - 1994), an Israeli rabbi.
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Names Related to Ber
List of names related to Ber.
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