Bernheri

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Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Bernuheri, from *bernu (“man, warrior”) +‎ *hari (“army”). Equivalent to *bern +‎ heri. Cognate with Old English Beornhere, Medieval Latin Bernearius (early 9th C.),[1] Bernerus (11th C.).

Proper noun

Bernheri m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Berincher (11th or 12th C.), Perinher (12th C.)
    • Renaissance Latin: Berenherus (15th C.)

References

  1. ^ Guérard, Benjamin Edme Charles, editor (1844), Polyptyque de l'abbé Irminon‎[1] (in French and Latin), Tome Second, Paris: Imprimerie royale, page 212
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