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Berend Boorsma
A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear" (from Old German bero, "bear", and harti, "strong"). It is related to the Scandinavian name Bernt. Surname * Ben Berend (born 1995), American skier * Charlotte Berend-Corinth (1880–1967), German painter * Elvira Berend (born 1965), Luxembourg chess grandmaster * Fritz Berend (1889–1955), German English conductor * Gudrun Berend, (1955–2011), German athlete * Issachar Berend Lehmann (1661–1730), Court Jew * Iván Berend (born 1930), Hungarian historian * Julius Berend Cohen (1859–1935), British chemist * Nóra Berend, Hungarian historian Given name *Berend Brummelman (born 1943), Dutch rower * Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886–1969), Dutch architect *Berend Carp (1901–1966), Dutch Olympic sailor * Berend George Escher (1885–1967), Dutch geologist * Berend Wilhelm Feddersen (1832–1918), German physicist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |