English Explanatory Dictionary

Berland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Berland Berlands

Etymology

* As a French surname, of Germanic origin, composed of *berō (“bear”) + *land. * As a Norwegian surname, from several farms in Norway, from Old Norse bjarg (“mountain”) or ber (“berry”) + land. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Brillant, from Yiddish בריליאַנט (brilyant, “jewel, diamond”), itself from French brillant (“shining”). Compare Brilliant.

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