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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bera f. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear'.

Cf. Bjorn for the masculine cognate.

France
Latin
1287 Bera (nom) GasReg-A p. 74
Spain
Latin
899 Bera (nom) CDCB-XV MMXXII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bera". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Bera.