Berengaria

Berengaria f. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.

The name of a 12th C queen consort of Castile, a 12th C queen consort of England, a 12th/13th C queen consort of Castile and Leon, a 13th C empress consort of Constantinople, and a 13th C queen consort of Denmark.

Fem. of Berengar.

France

Latin: ● c823 Bernegaria (nom) irminon-vol2 34, Wan
Old French: ● 1313 Berangiere Paris1313 p. 42

Portugal

Latin: ● 1209 Bereng. (dat) PHGCRP-I no. 10

Spain

Latin: ● 1145 Berengaria (nom) AnnOPraem-2 col. ccccxxvi

Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Berengaria". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Berengaria.