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♂ Bear
What does Bear mean?
Bear ▲ as a boys' name. The name Bear means "strong, brave bear". Bear is an alternate form of Bernard (Old French, Old German).
STARTS WITH Be-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA BERNARD Barny, Bern, Bernarr, Bernd, Bernt
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bear Alec (B.A.), ..
How popular is Bear?
Bear is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#4278 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bear entered the list in 2011 and reached its peak position of #1005 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Bernard (#1151 LAST YEAR) is the only other prominent alternative form of Bear (#1005). These forms of Bear were popular with parents in the 1920s (ADOPTION OF 0.38%) and are now significantly less conventional (ADOPTION 0.02%, DOWN 95%). Bernard has generally been a favorite of parents, though Bear has become trendy as well, while Bernard is now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Bear▲ is pronounced similarly to Bar, Barr and Burr. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adar, Ban, Bard, Bari, Bart▼, Bat, Bax, Bay, Baz, Beach, Beal, Beale, Beall, Beals, Beamer, Beaty, Beau▲, Beck, Beda, Bede, Bell, Ben▼, Benn, Bent, Berg, Berk, Berl, Berry▼, Bert▼, Bev, Bevan, Bjarn, Blair▼, Blayr, Boas, Boaz, Bonar, Brad▼, Brae, Bram, Bran, Bray, Cesar, Cezar, Czar, Dar, Demar, Ezar, Ilar, Inar, Ivar, Iyar, Jemar, Kedar, Lemar, Mar, Omar, Par, Petar, Segar, Sezar, Spear, Tsar, Umar and Yaar. These names tend to be more frequently used than Bear.
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