Bera

See also: bera, béra, bēra, be̱ra, bērā, bëra, and berą

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

• Bera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

Related terms

• Arnbera
• Gudbera
• Hallbera
• Håbera
• Torbera
• Åsbera