Bera

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bera"

Atayal

Proper noun

Bera

  1. a female given name

References

  • Center for aboriginal studies (2014) “Bera”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Bera, from bera (she-bear).

Proper noun

Bera f

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “she-bear”, masculine equivalent Bjørn

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Bera: Beruson
  • daughter of Bera: Berudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Bera
accusative Beru
dative Beru
genitive Beru

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Bera, from bera (she-bear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛːra/
    Rhymes: -ɛːra
    Homophone: bera

Proper noun

Bera f (proper noun, genitive singular Beru)

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “she-bear”, masculine equivalent Björn

Declension

Declension of Bera (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Bera
accusative Beru
dative Beru
genitive Beru

Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Semelai reba (a type of seaweed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈra/ [bəˈra]

Proper noun

Bera (Jawi spelling برا)

  1. a city and district of Pahang, Malaysia

Descendants

  • Chinese: 百樂 / 百乐 (Bǎilè)
  • Tamil: பெரா (perā)

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Bera, from bera (she-bear), whence also bere.

Proper noun

Bera f

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “she-bear”, masculine equivalent Bjørn

Old English

Proper noun

Bera m

  1. a male given name