Bear - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Bear \bear\ is a variant of Bernard (Old French, Old German), and the meaning of Bear is "strong, brave bear".

The baby name Bear sounds like Bar, Barr, Berry, Bari, Bray, Brae, Burr, Per, Par and Peer. Other similar baby names are Beal and Beau.

Bear is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#4614 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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