Bera

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bera"

English

Proper noun

Bera

1. A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Atayal

Proper noun

Bera

1. a female given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Bera”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

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 (proper noun, genitive singular Beru)

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

Declension

Declension of Bera (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Bera
accusative	Beru
dative	Beru
genitive	Beru

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

Old English

Proper noun

Bera m

1. a male given name