Bear - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Bear \bear\ is a variant of Bernard.

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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bear. Click here to compare Bear with related baby names.