Bern
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Old English bera, *beorn, Old High German, Old Saxon bero, Old Icelandic bjǫrn 'bear'.
The name of a legendary 9th C Swedish king, a 9th C Swedish king, a 9th-10th C Swedish king, and a semi-legendary 10th C Swedish king.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 909 Berno (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 77;
11thC Berno (nom) ibid. no. 115
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Bern (nom) TradCorb §26;
1255 Bernonem (acc) hennes-vol1 157
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1350 Bero (nom) SDHK no. 6032,
Byernoni (dat) ibid. no. 6060,
Byernonis (gen) ibid. no. 6060
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bern". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Bern.