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    The first name Berengar

    A boy’s name meaning “bear”, “spear”.

    Pronounced /ˈbɛɹɪŋɡɚ/ 3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Berengar means “bear”, “spear”.

    A Germanic name, with the constituents ultimately going back to Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”) and *gaizaz (“spear”).

    More names that mean sword.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Berengar in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Berenguer
    Catalan, also Berengari
    Bérenger
    French
    Berengario
    Italian, also Beringhiero
    Berengarius
    Latin
    Беренга́р
    Berengár
    Russian, also Беренга́рий
    Berenguer
    Spanish, also Berengario

    Spelled Berengar in German too.

    Famous people named Berengar

    4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Berengar I of Neustria
      9th-century Frankish noble, born 836
    • Berengar II of Neustria
      9th-century French noble, 847–930
    • Berengar of Namur
      (888-940)
    • Berengar I, Count of Sulzbach
      German noble, 1080–1125

    Questions

    What does the name Berengar mean?
    Berengar means “bear”, “spear”.
    How do you pronounce Berengar?
    Berengar is /ˈbɛɹɪŋɡɚ/, 3 syllables.