# Behr

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{{Infobox surname
| name = Behr
| pronunciation =
| meaning = [Bear](/source/Bear)
| region = Germany
| language = German
| variant = [Baer](/source/Baer), [Bear](/source/Bear_(surname)), [Bähr](/source/B%C3%A4hr)
| footnotes =
}}
'''Behr''' is a given name and surname that derives from the German ''Bär'' (''[bear](/source/bear)''). Older forms of the name, ''Bela'' and ''Belo'' (related to the [old High German](/source/old_High_German) ''Belo''), occur in the [Memorbuch](/source/Memorbuch). The diminutive forms ''Baeril'' ''(Berel)'' and ''Baerush'' ''(Berush)'' are used among Polish and Russian Jews.<ref>{{cite web |title=BAER, BEER, BEHR - JewishEncyclopedia.com |url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2325-baer-beer-behr |website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>

An additional origin of the name is from [Middle Dutch](/source/Middle_Dutch) ''baer'' meaning ''naked'' or ''bare'', possibly indicating someone who wore rags.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Coates |first2=Richard |last3=McClure |first3=Peter |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |date=2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780192527479 |page=116 |language=en}}</ref>
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==Given name==
* [Behr Perlhefter](/source/Behr_Perlhefter) (1650–1713), Jewish scholar and rabbi

==Surname==
* [Barbara Behr](/source/Barbara_Behr), photographer, film director and magazine editor
* [Bernd Behr](/source/Bernd_Behr) (born 1976), German artist
* [Bill Behr](/source/Bill_Behr) (1919–1997), American professional basketball player
* [Bram Behr](/source/Bram_Behr) (1951–1982), Surinamese journalist
* [Carel Jacobus Behr](/source/Carel_Jacobus_Behr) (1812–1895), Dutch painter, watercolorist and draftsman
* [Carl Behr](/source/Carl_Behr) (1874–1943), German ophthalmologist
* [Carlos Boloña Behr](/source/Carlos_Bolo%C3%B1a_Behr) (1950–2018), Peruvian politician
* [Christoph Behr](/source/Christoph_Behr) (born 1989), German footballer
* [Dani Behr](/source/Dani_Behr) (born 1971), British television presenter and singer
* [Edgar Behr](/source/Edgar_Behr) (1910–1985), German sailor
* [Emilio Behr](/source/Emilio_Behr) (1995), Dutch DJ, record producer and musician known by his stage name [Justin Mylo](/source/Justin_Mylo)
* [Felicia Minei Behr](/source/Felicia_Minei_Behr) (1942–2025), American television producer and network executive
* [Franz Behr](/source/Franz_Behr) (1837–1898), German composer
* [Giorgio Behr](/source/Giorgio_Behr) (born 1948), Swiss businessman and professor
* [Hans Hermann Behr](/source/Hans_Hermann_Behr) (1818–1904), German-American botanist and entomologist
* [Ira Steven Behr](/source/Ira_Steven_Behr) (born 1953), American television producer and scriptwriter
* [James Behr](/source/James_Behr), American pianist, composer, recording artist and educator
* [Jason Behr](/source/Jason_Behr) (born 1973), American actor
* [Jean-Paul Behr](/source/Jean-Paul_Behr) (born 1947), French chemist
* [Johann Behr](/source/Johann_Behr) (1655–1700), an Austrian author, court official and composer
* [John Behr](/source/John_Behr) (born 1966), British Eastern Orthodox priest and theologian
* [Julia Behr](/source/Julia_Behr), German portrait painter
* [Kaelyn Behr](/source/Kaelyn_Behr), birth name of Styalz Fuego, an Australian music producer, vocalist and songwriter
* [Karl Behr](/source/Karl_Behr) (1885–1949), American tennis player, banker, and survivor of the sinking of RMS ''Titanic''
* [Kurt von Behr](/source/Kurt_von_Behr) (1890–1945), head of Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg in France; see [Bruno Lohse](/source/Bruno_Lohse)
* [Mark Behr](/source/Mark_Behr) (1963–2015), South African author
* [Matthias Behr](/source/Matthias_Behr) (born 1955), German foil fencer.
* [Noam Behr](/source/Noam_Behr) (born 1975), tennis player
* [Ottomar von Behr](/source/Ottomar_von_Behr) (1810–1856), German-American meteorologist and naturalist
* [Pamela Behr](/source/Pamela_Behr) (born 1956), retired German alpine ski racer
* [Paul Behr](/source/Paul_Behr), recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
* [Peter H. Behr](/source/Peter_H._Behr) (1915–1997), California State Senator and lawyer
* [Rafael Behr](/source/Rafael_Behr), a columnist at ''The Guardian'', since 2014, and former political editor at the ''New Statesman''
* [Reinhold Behr](/source/Reinhold_Behr) (born 1948), German fencer
* [Seiko Kato Behr](/source/Seiko_Kato_Behr) (1941–2010), Japanese-born American artist
* [Sepp Behr](/source/Sepp_Behr) (1929–2023), German Olympic alpine skier
* [Therese Behr](/source/Therese_Behr) (1876–1959), German contralto (married name: Schnabel)
* [Victor de Behr](/source/Victor_de_Behr), Belgian athlete whose main event was water polo
* [William Joseph Behr](/source/William_Joseph_Behr) (1775–1851), German writer
* [Winrich Behr](/source/Winrich_Behr) (1918–2011), German soldier

== See also ==
* [Baer](/source/Baer), a surname
* [Baehr](/source/Baehr), a surname
* [Bahr (surname)](/source/Bahr_(surname))
* [Baire](/source/Baire_(disambiguation)) or René-Louis Baire (1874–1932), a French mathematician
* [Edward Behr (disambiguation)](/source/Edward_Behr_(disambiguation))

== References ==
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Category:German-language surnames
Category:Surnames derived from nicknames
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