A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear" (from Old German bero, "bear", and harti, "strong"). It is related to the Scandinavian name Bernt.
==Surname== * Béla Berend (1911–1987), Hungarian rabbi * Ben Berend (born 1995), American skier * Charlotte Berend-Corinth (1880–1967), German painter * Elvira Berend (born 1965), Luxembourg chess grandmaster * Fritz Berend (1889–1955), German English conductor * Gudrun Berend, (1955–2011), German athlete * Issachar Berend Lehmann (1661–1730), Court Jew * Iván Berend (born 1930), Hungarian historian * Julius Berend Cohen (1859–1935), British chemist * Nóra Berend, Hungarian historian
==Given name== *Berend Brummelman (1943–2023), Dutch rower *Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886–1969), Dutch architect *Berend Carp (1901–1966), Dutch Olympic sailor *Berend George Escher (1885–1967), Dutch geologist *Berend Wilhelm Feddersen (1832–1918), German physicist *Berend Hendriks (1918–1997), Dutch artist and lecturer *Berend Kordes (1762–1823), German writer *Berend McKenzie, Canadian actor and playwright *Berend Schabus (born 1957), Austrian speed skater *Berend Strik (born 1960), Dutch visual artist *Berend Jan Udink (1926–2016), Dutch politician *Berend Veneberg (born 1965), Dutch strongman *Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (1944–2023), Dutch politician *Berend von Wetter-Rosenthal (1874–1940), Baltic-German politician *Berend Weijs (born 1988), Dutch basketball player
==See also== {{Bernhard-surname}} * ''Berend'' is the Hungarian name for Berindan village, Odoreu Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania
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