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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ketilbern m. Old English cytel, Old Norse ketill 'kettle, cauldron' + Old English bera, *beorn, Old Norse bjǫrn 'bear'.

Latvia
Latin
1290 Ketelbern (nom) RigSB 1001; 1294 Ketelberne (nom) ibid. 1006; 1300 Ketelberne (nom) ibid. 1014
Sweden
Latin
1350 Katilberni (gen) SDHK no. 6061
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ketilbern". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ketilbern.