A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...

(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 Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the Low German form of Bernard ( Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in Sweden ...

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* Béla Berend (1911–1987), Hungarian rabbi *

Ben Berend Ben Berend (born 29 June 1995) is an American Nordic combined skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an inte ...

(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 Gudrun Berend, married Wakan, (27 April 1955 in Eisleben – 22 August 2011 in Eisleben) was an East German hurdler. She represented the sports team SC Chemie Halle. She finished fifth at the 1974 European Championships, fourth at the 1976 Summer ...

, (1955–2011), German athlete *

Issachar Berend Lehmann Issachar Berend Lehmann, Berend Lehmann, Yissakhar Bermann Segal, Yissakhar ben Yehuda haLevi, or Berman Halberstadt (April 23, 1661 in Essen, Westphalia – July 9, 1730 in Halberstadt, Kingdom of Prussia), was a German banker, merchant, diploma ...

(1661–1730), Court Jew *

Iván Berend Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bu ...

(born 1930), Hungarian historian * Julius Berend Cohen (1859–1935), British chemist *

Nóra Berend Nora Berend is a Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Professor of European History at the Faculty of History. Her book ''At the Gate of Christendom'' was awarded the Gladstone Prize. Selected publications * *Berend, Nora, ed. (201 ...

, Hungarian historian

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* Berend Brummelman (born 1943), Dutch rower * Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886–1969), Dutch architect * Berend Carp (1901–1966), Dutch Olympic sailor *

Berend George Escher Berend George Escher (4 April 1885 – 11 October 1967) was a Dutch geologist. Escher had a broad interest, but his research was mainly on crystallography, mineralogy and volcanology. He was a pioneer in experimental geology. He was a half-bro ...

(1885–1967), Dutch geologist * Berend Wilhelm Feddersen (1832–1918), German physicist *

Berend Hendriks Berend Hendriks (Apeldoorn, July 9, 1918 – Arnhem, August 6, 1997) was a Dutch artist, and lecturer at the ArtEZ Academy of fine art in Arnhem. Together with Peter Struycken he initiated the Arnhem school of environmental art. Life and work ...

(1918–1997), Dutch artist and lecturer * Berend Kordes (1762–1823), German writer * Berend McKenzie, Canadian actor and playwright * Berend Schabus (born 1957), Austrian speed skater *

Berend Strik Berend Strik (born 26 April 1960) is a Dutch visual artist working and living in Amsterdam. Biography Berend Strik grew up in Nijmegen, Netherlands. From 1986 until 1988 he studied at the Rijksakademie (Royal Academy of Visual Arts) in Amsterdam. ...

(born 1960), Dutch visual artist *

Berend Jan Udink 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 ...

(1926–2016), Dutch politician *

Berend Veneberg Berend Veneberg (born 5 November 1963 in Den Ham) is a former strongman (strength athlete), strongman and powerlifter from the Netherlands. He finished 5th at the World's Strongest Man games in 1993, 9th in 1998, 6th in 1999, 1st at Europe's Str ...

(born 1965), Dutch strongman *

Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst Van Voorst tot Voorst, Baron Berend-Jan Marie van Voorst tot Voorst (7 February 1944 – 6 November 2023) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. Van Voorst tot Voorst worked as a civil se ...

(1944–2023), Dutch politician *

Berend von Wetter-Rosenthal Berend (von) Wetter-Rosenthal (8 November 1874, Tallinn – 10 March 1940 Krughof ( Kijazkowo), Reichsgau Wartheland, Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German R ...

(1874–1940), Baltic-German politician *

Berend Weijs Berend Weijs (born 15 December 1988) is a Dutch basketball player who last played for Apollo Amsterdam. Standing at , he plays as center and played college basketball for two seasons for Harcum College and two seasons for Maryland. Since then, ...

(born 1988), Dutch basketball player

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* ''Berend'' is the Hungarian name for Berindan village,

Odoreu Odoreu (, ) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Berindan (''Berend''), Cucu, Eteni, Mărtinești (''Krasznaszentmárton''), Odoreu, and Vânătorești (''Gombáserdő''). The commune is located in ...

Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania

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