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Post by brobear on Jan 15, 2019 3:09:42 GMT -5
The connection to powerful animals is shown in such names as Rudolf ( Old High German hrod and wolf = glorious wolf ), Bernhard ( Old High German bero and harti = powerful, persevering bear ), Bjoern ( Swedish for "bear" ), Bertram ( Old High German behrat and hraban = shining raven ), Arnold ( Old High German arn and walt = he who rules like an eagle ), Falco ( Old High German falkho = hawk, falcon ), Art and Arthur ( Old Celtic arto = bear ), and Urs or Ursula ( Latin ursus = bear ). Such names are echoes of totemic name-giving in the realm of European culture.
A shaman without an animal familiar would be weak and helpless.
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 3:49:51 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbj%C3%B6rn Torbjörn, Thorbjörn, Torbjørn, or Thorbjørn (given name) are modern Swedish, Norwegian and Danish forms of the Old Norse and Icelandic name Þorbjörn, meaning thunder (from the name Thor) and bear. Other variants of the name include the Danish/German form Torben and the predominantly German form Thorben. English variants include Thurburn, Thorburn, Thorbern, Thorebern, Thorber, and Thurber, which are, however, normally used as surnames. Tubby is common in the Norfolk area of England and the early whaling communities of North America. The Icelandic short form is "Tobbi"; the Swedish is "Tobbe." The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in Hrafnkels saga was known as "Tobbahól" by the locals
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 3:57:04 GMT -5
www.ancient.eu/Bjorn_Ironside/ Bjorn Ironside On their adventures, it is his crippled brother Ivar who leads the gang, while Bjorn is described as a capable and ferocious warrior who with his prowess can turn the tide of battles. His epithet seems to be quite literal and refers to the strength of his sides, which were like iron.
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 3:59:48 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjorn Bjorn Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, German, and Hungarian), Bjørn (Faroese, Norwegian, and Danish), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Germanic male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn.
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 4:23:40 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_(hero) Beowulf Henry Sweet, a philologist and early linguist specializing in Germanic languages, proposed that the name Bēowulf literally means in Old English "bee-wolf" or "bee-hunter" and that it is a kenning for "bear". This etymology is mirrored in recorded instances of similar names. Biuuuwulf is recorded as a name in the AD 1031 Liber Vitae. The name is attested to a monk from Durham and literally means bee wolf in Northumbrian. The 11th century English Domesday Book contains a recorded instance of the name Beulf.[4] A scholar named Sarrazin also suggested that the name Beowulf was derived from a mistranslation of Böðvarr where -varr was interpreted as vargr meaning "wolf". However, this etymology was questioned by Sophus Bugge, who instead suggested that the personage Böðvarr Bjarki was derived from Beowulf.
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 4:27:26 GMT -5
King Arthur. www.behindthename.com/name/arthur The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements artos "bear" combined with viros "man" or rigos "king". Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius. Arthur is the name of the central character in Arthurian legend, a 6th-century king of the Britons who resisted Saxon invaders. He may or may not have been a real person. He first appears in Welsh poems and chronicles (some possibly as early as the 7th century) but his character was not developed until the chronicles of the 12th-century Geoffrey of Monmouth. |
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 4:46:35 GMT -5
www.thinkbabynames.com/names/1/bear Bear baby names and what they mean, for bear, with 21 results. Usage of these boy names was at its highest in the 1920s (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and has become significantly less since, with names like Bernard becoming somewhat dated. Boorn (TOP 72%) and Birn (84%) are familiar last names. Read more at www.thinkbabynames.com/names/1/bear#umVaUBtxw1WtBiuR.99 Ardal Stems fr. Irish, Gaelic element. "High or bear like valor." Ardan is a marginally favored baby name. [Ardghal] Auberon Stems fr. Old German. "Noble or royal bear." Unconventional, but Oberon, var. are comparable to popular last names Aharon (TOP 67%), Abron (17%), which also end with -ron. From an Old French name of .. [Oeberon, .. 3 more] Barend Origin fr. Old German. "Hard bear." Compare surnames Bareno (UPPER 72%), Baren (57%). See also Brand. Beirne Root fr. Old Norse word. "Bear." Beirne, like the similar-sounding Birnie, occurs more usually as a surname. See also Byrne. The name is used in Irish .. Bern Source fr. Old German. "Bear." Somewhat popular as birth names, Berny, Bern, etc. are comparable to the popular Benny. Also a nickname for Bernard. [Bjorn, Berny, .. 2 more] Bernal From Old German word. "Strength of a bear." Bernal, Bernold, etc. are rarely found as male names, and Bernal occurs commonly (TOP 1%) as a last name. Sometimes used in English speaking countries .. [Bernold, Bernhald, .. 2 more] Bernard From Old French, Old German words. "Strong, brave bear." Adoption of Bearnard and variants peaked during 1910-1919 and has become lower, with Bernard falling out of fashion. Three famous medieval saints bore the .. [Vernados, Burnard, Bernt, Bernie, Bernhard, Berndt, Bernd, Bern, Bear, Barnhardo, .. 13 more] Berwyn Derivative of Old English. "Bear friend; bright friend." Berwyn, Berwynne, etc. are not Top 2000 names. [Berwynne, .. 2 more] image: www.thinkbabynames.com/plot/1/0/Bjorn/M4g3QId6BgZGJmDK2AjKN7SESZijqjOHMSwgGozhUsYmmCZDpUyNwJQFAABjorn Based on Scandinavian, Old Norse. "Bear." A common boys' name (#1229 IN 2016), Bjorn also occurs frequently as a surname. Variant of Bernard .. [Bjornsterne, Bjarn, .. 2 more] Dov Root fr. Hebrew language. "Bear." Dov became more trendy in 2016, gaining +200 rankings as a children's name to reach #1319. Esbjorn Origin fr. Old Norse word. "Godly bear." Eljorn is a creative variation. Common in Scandinavia. [Esbern, Asbjorn] Gunnbjorn Stems fr. Old Norse. "Bear." Not in popularity charts. Contains gunnr "strife". Macmahon Based on Irish, Gaelic word. "Son of the bear." Scarce as a birth name, Macmahon occurs more conventionally as a last name. TV host Ed Mcmahon. [Mcmahon, .. 1 more] Minoru Stems fr. Japanese word. "Bear fruit." Less widespread today. Minoru was last listed in 1920-1929 in the Top 2000. See also Meinor. Oberon Root fr. Old German language. "Royal bear." Unique, with the -on ending for Oberon, Auberron, etc., like Oron, Ogdon. From Auberon .. [Oberron, .. 2 more] Ormond Source fr. Old English word. "Mountain of bears; spear or ship .. ." Ormond, Ormand and Ormonde are rarely found as men's names. Also (Irish, Gaelic) "red" .. [Ormonde, .. 1 more] Orson Derived fr. Latin. "Bear." Usage of Orson, Orsin, etc. as baby names in 2016 was up 33.1% compared to 2015. .. in the forest by a bear .. [Urson, Orsis, Orsino, Orsin, Orsen, .. 3 more] Osborn Root fr. Old Norse. "Bear god." A slightly uncommon children's name, Osborn is found more frequently as a surname. [Ozzie, Osburn, Osbourne, Osborne, .. 2 more] Sigbjorn Source fr. Old Norse element. "Victory bear." Scarce as a baby name. [Siegbjorn] Thorburn Derivative of Old Norse element. "Thor's bear." Not Top 2000 names. [Thorbjorn, Thorbern] Urso Origin fr. Italian word. "Bear." Berso and Uriso are creative forms. [Ursus, Ursino, Ursel, .. 2 more]
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 4:56:44 GMT -5
Beorn or Baron. The origin is disputed. A phonetically exact correspondence to Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz (more at *berô), but the English word is never used for "bear", while the Old Norse word is never used for "warrior". While it is not implausible that the term for a wild animal could become a poetic term for a warrior, Germanic scholars have been reluctant to accept the equation. Some considered it a variant of bairn (“child, offspring", hence "boy, servant”), and others derived it from a Proto-Germanic *beron- (“carrier”) (hence "servant; man, warrior", more at baron). Celtic origin has also been considered; thus, Rhys took this to be a Germanic reflex of the Celtic title Brennus, and Bradley connected British Bernicia (Welsh brenhin, brenin). The word has the form biorn in early Old English attestations; it survives into early Middle English as beorn and takes the variant spellings bern, berne, burn, burne, bearn, bieren, beern, beerne in later Middle English. Middle English usage often interchanges it with baron. As berne, it survives into the 16th century in Scottish dialect, but becomes indistinguishable from bairn. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beorn Beorn is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien, and part of his Middle-earth legendarium. He appears in The Hobbit as a "skin-changer", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear.  |
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Post by brobear on Apr 5, 2019 4:59:48 GMT -5
www.behindthename.com/name/beorn/submitted Meaning & History Literally meant "bear" (cognate of Björn) and also, later, "nobleman" in Old English; in Anglo-Saxon society, beorn "bear" came to mean "man" and "warrior" with implications of "freeman" and "nobleman" (the word baron is related to beorn). This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language. In his novel 'The Hobbit' (1937) Beorn is a shape-shifting woodsman who sometimes takes the form of a great black bear. He receives Gandalf, Bilbo and the thirteen Dwarves in his wooden house between the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood, and aids them in their quest to reclaim the Dwarves' kingdom.
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Post by brobear on Apr 12, 2020 5:56:56 GMT -5
www.definitions.net/translate/bear Translations for bear: يتحمل - Arabic medvěd - Czech bjørn - Danish Bär - German αρκούδα - Greek urso - Esperanto soportar - Spanish خرس - Persian karhu - Finnish ours - French भालू - Hindi viseli - Hungarian արջ - Armenian beruang - Indonesian orso - Italian דוֹב - Hebrew くま - Japanese ಕರಡಿ - Kannada 곰 - Korean testimonium - Latin beer - Dutch bære - Norwegian znieść - Polish Urso - Portuguese urs - Romanian нести - Russian Bj - Swedish தாங்க - Tamil భరించలేదని - Telugu หมี - Thai ayı - Turkish нести - Ukrainian برداشت - Urdu chịu - Vietnamese בער - Yiddish 承擔 - Chinese
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Post by brobear on Apr 12, 2020 9:49:14 GMT -5
www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/04/word-bear/ The Word “Bear” is not the Animal’s Actual Name - Apr 4, 2019 Samantha Flaum A euphemism is a word or phrase to replace one that the speaker wants to avoid saying. It could be “croaked” or “pushing up daisies” to signify the passing of a loved one, or “prosperous” to denote being heavy-set. They don’t always have to be employed for sensitive subjects, though. The word itself is a euphemism. The ancient Greeks used the word to mean “to keep a holy silence,” eu- meaning “good” and -pheme meaning “speaking.” In pagan times especially, superstitious people would be wary of evoking bad luck as well as a specific wrong-doer. One such fearsome creature was the bear. Or rather, what we call a bear. In fact, bear is not the actual name for the big, furry mammal that populates the northern regions of the world. The word comes from several different Germanic roots, including the Swedish björn and the Dutch bruin, all meaning “the brown one.” Even though we are lead to assume that these peoples had yet to come across a polar bear, we can’t help but ask: why “the brown one”? And what was its original name? We may never know the answer to the second question. Although some people will argue that the animal we identify as a bear has always had a name, even before our modern versions of Germanic languages, it does explain the word bear. In Latin, the creature’s name is ursus, from which the French derived the word “ours” (along with Italian orso and Portuguese urso) . In ancient Greek, it’s arktos, from which modern English got the word arctic. Neither of these link to or explain bear (or björn or bruin). They do explain a potential cultural difference, though. The Greeks and Latins didn’t seem to fear the bear, since they didn’t have a euphemism for it. People of Germanic-rooted languages, did, however. They avoided using the animal’s actual name, hence why they color-coded it. Why was the bear a taboo, though? It’s hard to say, but there are many logical guesses. Perhaps hunters looking for big game didn’t want to use its name and scare the creature away, just like actors and the word luck. Perhaps hunters were looking for other animals and didn’t want to tempt the “the brown one” to swoop in and steal their prey. Or perhaps hunters — and villagers — feared that by pronouncing its name would be pronouncing their own death, accidentally calling a hungry bear over to them. This same occurrence is seen in the Slavic branch of languages as well. In Russian, the creature is referred to as Medved. Med means “honey” and ed comes from the verb “to eat,” denoting a bear as a honey eater. It’s curious that the Russian word conjures up such a non-violent image of the animal (picture Winnie the Pooh), making the taboo nature of Medved even more inexplicable. Whatever the reason for our linguistic ancestors avoiding the actual word denoting a bear, we can’t fault them for the euphemisms they employed. “The brown one” and “honey eater” certainly are logical explications of members of the Ursidae family.
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Post by brobear on Jul 4, 2020 8:25:44 GMT -5
BOAR: www.etymonline.com/word/boar Old English bar "boar, uncastrated male swine," from Proto-Germanic *bairaz (source also of Old Saxon ber, Dutch beer, Old High German ber "a boar"), which is of unknown origin with no cognates outside West Germanic. Originally of either wild or tame animals; wild boar is from c. 1200. The chase of the wild boar was considered one of the most exciting sports. Applied by c. 1300 to persons of boar-like character. |
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Post by brobear on Jul 4, 2020 8:32:38 GMT -5
Now; compare Reply #2 with the first post on this topic:
Dutch: beer.
From "THE BEAR - History of a Fallen King - by Michel Pastoureau":
The bear occupied the central place in this bestiary. It was found on banners, helmets, and swords, as well as on belt buckles and metal plates reinforcing breastplates or armor. It was found less frequently on clasps and absent from brooches and jewelry. It played a clearly military role. Moreover, archeological investigation has never uncovered a woman's jewel or an accessory for a female costume decorated with a bear. For periods preceding Chritianization, the bulk of our information comes from abundant funerary material found in tombs.
There are countless simple or compound names based on the roots Ber, Bern, Bera, Born, Beorn, Per, Pern, Bjorn, and so on, all forms derived from the word for bear. With few exceptions, they are masculine names. Moreover, the war god Thor was early on given as surname the common name for bear in Old Norse: bjorn ( Thorbjorn ); in northern Europe, the god of warriors, thunder, and lightning was a thoroughly ursine god.
In Germanic languages, the word for bear ( Bar in German, long written Beer ) has a sound suggesting strength and violence. It should be compared with the word for boar ( Eber ), its cousin and rival in the realm of animal symbolism, and with the word designating the lord or war leader, Baro or Bero, which gave to Old French ber, preserved in modern French in the accusative baron. These various words probably have a common etymology, to be found in the neighborhood of the root ghwer or bher, which in proto-Germanic means "the strong," "the violent," "one who strikes and kills."
But some philologists have suggested another track, simpler and just as interesting: the Germanic bear derives its name from its dark fur, der Bar meaning "the brown," "the dark," "one who glows with a dark light"; the word would then be connected to the large family of Indo-European terms constructed from the Sanskrit root par or bar, that means both "brown" and "brilliant." In the same family is the adjective barun ( braun ), attested in several old Germanic languages, also meaning both "brown" and "brilliant."
Whatever one makes of these etymological hypotheses, they do have the virtue of drawing attention to an essential problem, the name of the bear. This problem shows the special status of the bear in the cultures of northern Europe, where pronouncing its name could not be done lightly, negligently, or indifferently, as for any other species. Rather, the name had to be used with the greatest caution, spoken with respect or even, where possible, avoided and replaced with metaphors or periphrastic expressions. For hunting peoples, as I have repeatedly noted, the bear was in no way an animal like the others. It was not only the king of the forest but also an intermediate creature between the worlds of beasts, men, and gods. For that very reason, its name was early on surrounded by certain taboos, which led to the creation of various nominative formulations to designate it.
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Post by brobear on Jul 4, 2020 9:05:43 GMT -5
Reply #2: BOAR
1- Old Saxon: ber
2- Old High German: ber
3- Dutch: beer
4- Old English: bar
5- Proto-Germanic bairaz
BEAR
1- German: bar
2- Dutch: beer.
3- Norwegian: baere.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jul 5, 2020 5:36:39 GMT -5
The Danish translation for bear is my favourite. In Finland, a bear is called Karhu.
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Post by brobear on Jul 5, 2020 9:43:46 GMT -5
Reply #2: BOAR 1- Old Saxon: ber 2- Old High German: ber 3- Dutch: beer 4- Old English: bar 5- Proto-Germanic bairaz BEAR 1- German: bar 2- Dutch: beer. 3- Norwegian: baere. Boar and Bear originated from the same ancient European language. |
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jul 5, 2020 20:05:25 GMT -5
That solves the mystery of why male bears are called boars.
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Post by brobear on Jul 6, 2020 3:41:36 GMT -5
That solves the mystery of why male bears are called boars. According to those who study Linguistics or Etymology, the term "boar" was probably used for the bear before it was used for Suidae. |
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Post by brobear on Jan 16, 2021 4:10:16 GMT -5
www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=medved Medved Family History Medved Name Meaning Ukrainian, Belorussian, Slovak (Medved’), Czech (Medved), Slovenian, Croatian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the nickname Medved ‘bear’, applied to a large, strong, or clumsy person. In some cases this name may be a reduced form of Ukrainian or Belorussian Medvedev, a patronymic name of the same origin. Similar surnames: Medvec, Nedved, Medwid, Meisel, Medley, Medler, Beaver, Mele, Neaves en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medved_(surname) Medved (Russian: медведь) means bear in several Slavic languages, including Russian, Czech, Serbian and Slovak. It is a gender-neutral surname. Medvedev, Russian variant of the surname Medve, a Hungarian dialectic variant Nedvěd, a Czech dialectic variant
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 24, 2021 7:18:31 GMT -5
Medved is a good name for an Ussuri brown bear.
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