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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Berfrid m. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

Germany
Latin
1136 Berefridi (gen) quix-vol1 80
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Berfrid". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Berfrid.