Bera

See also: bera, béra, bēra, be̱ra, bērā, bëra, and berą

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Bera, from bera (“she-bear”).

Proper noun

Bera f

1. a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “she-bear”, masculine equivalent Bjørn

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Bera: Beruson
• daughter of Bera: Berudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Bera
Accusative	Beru
Dative	Beru
Genitive	Beru

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Bera, from bera (“she-bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛːra/

  Rhymes: -ɛːra

  Homophone: bera

Proper noun

Bera f

1. a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “she-bear”, masculine equivalent Björn

Declension

Declension of Bera (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Bera	Beran	Berur	Berurnar
accusative	Beru	Beruna	Berur	Berurnar
dative	Beru	Berunni	Berum	Berunum
genitive	Beru	Berunnar	Bera	Beranna

Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Semelai reba (“a type of seaweed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈra/ [bəˈra]

Proper noun

Bera (Jawi spelling برا)

1. A city and district of Pahang, Malaysia.

Descendants

• → Chinese: 百樂／百乐 (Bǎilè)
• → Tamil: பெரா (perā)

Further reading

• Bera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Bera, from bera (“she-bear”), whence also bere.

Proper noun

Bera f

1. a female given name from Old Norse, meaning “she-bear”, masculine equivalent Bjørn

Related terms

• Arnbera
• Gudbera
• Hallbera
• Håbera
• Torbera
• Åsbera