Berengar
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.
The name of an 9th/10th C king of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor, and another 10th C king of Italy, and a 12th C co-king of Germany.
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1436 Beringer BbRT p. 358
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1018x1032 Beringarius (nom) StVdM-II 666;
1029x1033 Beringerius (nom) CartStPC XII;
1040x1080 Berengarii (gen) StVdM-II 664,
Berengarius (nom) ibid. 664;
1044 Berengarii (gen) ibid. 659,
Berengarius (nom) ibid. 659;
c1050 Baranguerius (nom) ibid. 675;
1055 Berengarii (gen) ibid. 680;
1059 Berengarius (nom) ibid. 689;
1065x1079 Berengarii (gen) ibid. 663,
Berengarius (nom) ibid. 663;
1094 Berenguerius (nom) ibid. 686;
1101x1120 Beringerius (nom) CartStPC XXIV;
1101x1129 Berengarius (nom) ibid. XXXII;
1107 Berengerius (nom) ibid. XVII;
1135 Berengerius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1138x62 Berengarii (gen) ibid. 86;
c1140 Berengerii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII;
1147 Berengarii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 19,
Berengarius (nom) ibid. 19;
1158 Berengarii (gen) StVdM-II 702,
Berengarium (acc) ibid. 702,
Berengarius (nom) ibid. 702;
1273 Berengarius (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 23;
1274 Berengario (abl) ibid. p. 58,
Berengarius (nom) ibid. p. 31
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1103 Berengarius (nom) quix-vol1 62;
1220 Berengerus (nom) hennes-vol1 44
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1287 Beringero (dat) RigSB 330;
1303 Beringhero (dat) ibid. 448
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1124 Berengarius (nom) ESC L
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1489 Berengarius (nom) carbonell p. 31;
1490 Berengarius (nom) ibid. p. 47
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Berenguer valencia1510 3481,
Berrenguer ibid. 1999
- Spanish
- ● 1319 Berenguel deMoxo;
1330 Berenguel ibid.;
1331 Berenguel ibid.
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Berengar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Berengar.