BÈR

  • [ BER ]
  • Limburgish
Variant of BAER.

BAER   male   Limburgish
Short form of ALBAER and other Limburgish names ending in baer, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright".
ALBAER   male   Limburgish
Limburgish form of ALBERT. Its spelling has been influenced by the French pronunciation of Albert.
ALBERT   male   English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Romanian, Hungarian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was common among medieval German royalty. The Normans introduced it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Æðelberht. Though it became rare in England by the 17th century, it was repopularized in the 19th century by the German-born Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.

This name was borne by two 20th-century kings of Belgium. Other famous bearers include the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), creator of the theory of relativity, and Albert Camus (1913-1960), a French-Algerian writer and philosopher.
FULL FORMS
LIMBURGISH: Albaer, Hoebaer, Lambaer, Norbaer
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus, Hubert, Hubertus, Hugubert, Lambert, Lamprecht, Landebert, Norbert
ANGLO-SAXON: Æþelbeorht, Æðelberht
CATALAN: Albert
DANISH: Albert
DUTCH: Abe, Adelbert, Albert, Albertus, Bert, Brecht, Elbert, Hubert, Hubertus, Hubrecht, Huub, Lambert, Lammert, Norbert
ENGLISH: Al, Albert, Bert, Bertie, Delbert, Ethelbert, Hubert, Lambert, Norbert
FINNISH: Alpertti, Altti, Pertti
FRENCH: Albert, Aubert, Hubert, Lambert, Norbert
FRISIAN: Abbe, Abe
GALICIAN: Alberte
GERMAN: Adalbert, Adelbert, Albert, Albrecht, Bert, Hubert, Hubertus, Lambert, Lamprecht, Norbert
HUNGARIAN: Albert, Norbert
ICELANDIC: Albert
ITALIAN: Adalberto, Alberto, Berto, Lamberto, Norberto, Uberto
LIMBURGISH: Baer, Nor
LITHUANIAN: Albertas
NORWEGIAN: Albert
POLISH: Adalbert, Albert, Hubert, Norbert
PORTUGUESE: Adalberto, Alberto, Norberto
ROMANIAN: Albert
RUSSIAN: Albert
SPANISH: Adalberto, Alberto, Berto, Norberto
SWEDISH: Albert
FEMININE FORMS
DANISH: Alberte
DUTCH: Albertina, Brechtje, Tina, Tineke
ENGLISH: Alberta, Bertina
FRENCH: Alberte, Albertine
GERMAN: Alberta, Albertina
ITALIAN: Alberta, Albertina, Tina
POLISH: Alberta
PORTUGUESE: Alberta, Albertina