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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bern m. 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
Latin
909 Berno (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 77; 11thC Berno (nom) ibid. no. 115
Germany
Latin
822x875 Bern (nom) TradCorb §26; 1255 Bernonem (acc) hennes-vol1 157
Sweden
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.