Berengar is a masculine name derived from Germanic roots meaning "bear" and "spear". The name appears frequently among certain noble families during the Middle Ages, especially the

Unruochings The Unruochings ( it, Unrochingi ; french: Unrochides; german: Unruochinger) were a Frankish noble family who established themselves in Italy. The family is named for the first member to come to prominence, Unruoch II of Friuli (floruit early 9th c ...

and those related. Bérenger is the French form, while Berengario is the Italian form, Berenguer is the Catalan form, and Berenguier or Berengier is the Occitan form. The Latin form is ''Berengarius'' and the female equivalent is '' Berengaria''. Other forms of the name include Berenger, Bérenger, Bérangier, or Beringer.

Personal name

Berengar of Toulouse Berengar, called the Wise ( ca, Berenguer el Savi, la, Berengarius Sapiens), was the duke or count of Toulouse (814–835) and duke (or margrave) of Septimania (832–835). He held the County of Barcelona concomitantly with Septimania. Berengar ...

, Frankish nobleman (fl. ninth century) *

Berengar I of Neustria Berengar I was a 9th-century nobleman of East Francia, a son of Gebhard, Count of Lahngau, and younger brother of Udo of Neustria, Udo. He and his brother were created March of Neustria, Margraves of Neustria by Charles the Bald in 861. He was pos ...

, Frankish nobleman (fl. ninth century) *

Berengar II of Neustria Berengar II (died 896) was the Count of Bayeux and Rennes and Margrave of the Northern or Norman March from 886 until his death a decade later. In 874, Brittany's internal politics were thrown into turmoil when King Salomon was murdered by a ri ...

, Frankish nobleman (d. 896) *

Berengar I of Italy Berengar I ( la, Berengarius, Perngarius; it, Berengario; – 7 April 924) was the king of Italy from 887. He was Holy Roman Emperor between 915 and his death in 924. He is usually known as Berengar of Friuli, since he ruled the March of Friu ...

, King of Italy (c. 845–924) *

Berengar II of Italy Berengar II ( 900 – 4 August 966) was the King of Italy from 950 until his deposition in 961. He was a scion of the Anscarid and Unruoching dynasties, and was named after his maternal grandfather, Berengar I. He succeeded his father as Marg ...

, King of Italy (c. 900–966) *

Judicael Berengar Judicael (or Juhel, Judhel, Judhael), thus called in Breton sources, alias Berengar (or Berengarius) his name in Frankish sources, and sometimes known as Judicael Berengar, with both names being used together, was a Count of Rennes in the 10th cent ...

, Breton nobleman (fl. tenth century) *

Berengar of Tours Berengar of Tours (died 6 January 1088), in Latin Berengarius Turonensis, was an 11th-century French Christian theologian and archdeacon of Angers, a scholar whose leadership of the cathedral school at Chartres set an example of intellectual i ...

, theologian (c. 999–1088) *

Berengar, Bishop of Venosa Berengar (after 25 December 1096) was the Bishop of Venosa. He is mentioned for the last time at Christmas 1096. The son of Arnaud d'Échauffour, he became a monk in Saint-Evroul-sur-Ouche as a youth. He was a student of Abbot Thierri. Bereng ...

(fl. eleventh century) *

Henry Berengar Henry Berengar (1136/7–1150), sometimes numbered Henry (VI), was the eldest legitimate son of Conrad III of Germany and his second wife, Gertrude von Sulzbach. He was named after his father's maternal grandfather, the Emperor Henry IV, and his mot ...

, junior co-King of Germany, sometimes numbered as Henry VI (1136/7–1150) *

Berenguier de Palazol Berenguier de Palazol, Palol, or Palou (floruit, fl. 1160–1209)Aubrey, 10–11. was a Catalan people, Catalan troubadour from Elne, Palol in the County of Roussillon. Of his total output twelve ''Canso (song), cansos'' survive, and a rel ...

, Catalan troubadour (fl. 1160–1209) *

Berengier Trobel Berengier Trobel or Berenguier Trobel (fl. 1275) was a troubadour and bourgeois from Rodez. He wrote two surviving ''cansos''. Outside of his own poetry and the chansonnier A chansonnier ( ca, cançoner, oc, cançonièr, Galician and pt, canci ...

, Occitan troubadour (fl. thirteenth century) *

Berenguer de Palou II Berenguer de Palou II (died 1241) was bishop of Barcelona from 1212 to 1241. He was a major supporter of James I of Aragon. He began his career as a canon priest in Barcelona Cathedral during the episcopate of his uncle Berenguer de Palou I. Sh ...

, bishop of Barcelona (d. 1241) *

Berenguer d'Anoia Berenguer d'Anoia or de Noya (fl. c. 1300) was a Catalan troubadour from Majorca. He wrote the ''Mirall de trobar'', an Occitan poetic, grammatical, and rhetorical treatise in the tradition of the ''Razos de trobar'' of Raimon Vidal and the ''Re ...

, Catalan troubadour (fl. fourteenth century) * Berenger Fredoli, French bishop (c. 1250–1323) *

Bérenger Saunière François-Bérenger Saunière (11 April 1852 – 22 January 1917) was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic priest in the village of Rennes-le-Château, in the Aude region. He was a central figure in the conspiracy theories surrounding ...

, French priest (1852–1917) ;As a compound personal name *

Ramon Berenguer (disambiguation) Ramon Berenguer or Raymond Berengar may refer to: * Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona (1023–1076), called "the Old" * Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (1053/54–1082), called "the Towhead" * Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (10 ...

, multiple people * Berenguer Ramon (disambiguation), multiple people

Family name

Álex Berenguer Alejandro "Álex" Berenguer Remiro (born 4 July 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Athletic Bilbao. He began his career at Osasuna in 2014, and played in Italy with Torino for three seasons before joining Athle ...

(born 1995), Spanish footballer * Alphonse-Marie-Marcellin-Thomas Bérenger (1785–1866), French lawyer *

Florin Berenguer Florin Berenguer-Bohrer (born 1 April 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Australian club Melbourne City FC. Club career Berenguer trained at the youth academy of Sochaux. He began his senior caree ...

(born 1989), French footballer *

Henry Bérenger Henry Bérenger (22 April 1867 – 18 May 1952) was a French writer and politician who was an influential Senator from 1912 until 1945, sitting on committees on Finance and Foreign Affairs. He was France's ambassador to the United States from 1926 ...

, (1867–1952) French senator, 1912–45; ambassador to the United States, 1926–28. *

Dámaso Berenguer Dámaso Berenguer y Fusté, 1st Count of Xauen (4 August 1873 – 19 May 1953) was a Spanish general and politician. He served as Prime Minister during the last thirteen months of the reign of Alfonso XIII. Biography Berenguer was born in Sa ...

(1873–1953), Spanish soldier and politician; 64th Prime Minister of Spain. *

Josep Renau Berenguer Josep Renau Berenguer (17 May 1907 — 11 November 1982) was an artist and communist revolutionary, notable for his propaganda work during the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, ...

(1907–1982), Spanish artist *

Casimiro Berenguer Casimiro Berenguer Padilla was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the military instructor of the Cadets of the Republic (''Cadetes de la República'') who received permission from Ponce Mayor Tormos Diego to celebrate a parade on March 2 ...

(1909–2000), Puerto Rican Nationalist *

Joanna Bérenger Joanna Marie Bérenger (born in 1989), also known as ''Joanna Bérenger'' is a Mauritian politician. Early life and career Joanna Bérenger is the daughter of Paul Bérenger and Arline Perrier. She has worked as a Project Manager of private ente ...

(born 1989), Mauritian entertainer *

Pascal Berenguer Pascal Berenguer (born 20 May 1981, in Marseille, France) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensi ...

(born 1981), French footballer *

Paul Bérenger Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK, MP (born 26 March 1945) is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. He has been Leader of the Opposition on several occasions – from 1983 to 1987, 1997 to 2000, 2005 to 20 ...

(born 1945), Mauritian politician *

Tom Berenger Tom Berenger (born Thomas Michael Moore; May 31, 1949) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes in ''Platoon'' (1986). He is also known for playing Jake ...

(born 1949), American actor

Fictional characters

* Bérenger, a character in the play ''Rhinoceros'' by Eugène Ionesco * Bearenger, a character in ''

Tails Sky Patrol is a 1995 horizontal-scrolling shooter video game published in Japan by Sega for the Game Gear. It is a spin-off of the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise, and one of two Game Gear games to star Sonic's sidekick Tails. The player controls the ...

'' * Berengar of Arundel, a character in ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, ...

'' * Berengar, a character in ''

The Witcher (video game) ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin (Warlock)) is a 2007 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red for Microsoft Windows and CD Projekt on OS X. It was based on the fantasy novel series ''The Witcher'' by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski ...

'' * Hugh Berengar, a character in ''

The Cadfael Chronicles ''The Cadfael Chronicles'' is a series of historical murder mysteries written by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter (1913–1995) under the name "Ellis Peters". Set in the 12th century during the Anarchy in England, the novels focus on a Bened ...

Other uses

Beringer Vineyards Beringer Vineyards is a large winery in St. Helena, California. Founded in 1876, Beringer Vineyards is "the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley", and is listed under both the National Register of Historic Places and as a Cali ...

{{given name, cat=Germanic given names French-language surnames Germanic masculine given names German masculine given names fr:Berenguer ja:ベレンガーリオ