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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Bernewif f. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old Saxon, Old Dutch, Old Frisian wīf 'wife, woman'.

Belgium
Latin
● 1050 Bernewif (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bernewif". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Bernewif.