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Boy · Germanic, through Old French
Bérenger
Say it: bay-rahn-ZHAY
Meaning
From Germanic bera 'bear' and gar 'spear'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common among medieval nobles of the south and Catalonia.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 17 babies given this name since 2007
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 263,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Berengario |
|---|---|
| Catalan | Berenguer |
Famous bearers
- Berengar of Tours, theologian
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.