# Berend

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A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic [Bernard](/source/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](/source/Bernt).

==Surname==
* [Béla Berend](/source/B%C3%A9la_Berend) (1911–1987), Hungarian rabbi
* [Ben Berend](/source/Ben_Berend) (born 1995), American skier
* [Charlotte Berend-Corinth](/source/Charlotte_Berend-Corinth) (1880–1967), German painter 
* [Elvira Berend](/source/Elvira_Berend) (born 1965), Luxembourg chess grandmaster
* [Fritz Berend](/source/Fritz_Berend) (1889–1955), German English conductor
* [Gudrun Berend](/source/Gudrun_Berend), (1955–2011), German athlete
* [Issachar Berend Lehmann](/source/Issachar_Berend_Lehmann) (1661–1730), Court Jew 
* [Iván Berend](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Berend) (born 1930), Hungarian historian
* [Julius Berend Cohen](/source/Julius_Berend_Cohen) (1859–1935), British chemist
* [Nóra Berend](/source/N%C3%B3ra_Berend), Hungarian historian

==Given name==
*[Berend Brummelman](/source/Berend_Brummelman) (1943–2023), Dutch rower
*[Berend Tobia Boeyinga](/source/Berend_Tobia_Boeyinga) (1886–1969), Dutch architect
*[Berend Carp](/source/Berend_Carp) (1901–1966), Dutch Olympic sailor
*[Berend George Escher](/source/Berend_George_Escher) (1885–1967), Dutch geologist
*[Berend Wilhelm Feddersen](/source/Berend_Wilhelm_Feddersen) (1832–1918), German physicist
*[Berend Hendriks](/source/Berend_Hendriks) (1918–1997), Dutch artist and lecturer 
*[Berend Kordes](/source/Berend_Kordes) (1762–1823), German writer 
*[Berend McKenzie](/source/Berend_McKenzie), Canadian actor and playwright 
*[Berend Schabus](/source/Berend_Schabus) (born 1957), Austrian speed skater
*[Berend Strik](/source/Berend_Strik) (born 1960), Dutch visual artist 
*[Berend Jan Udink](/source/Berend_Jan_Udink) (1926–2016), Dutch politician
*[Berend Veneberg](/source/Berend_Veneberg) (born 1965), Dutch strongman
*[Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst](/source/Berend-Jan_van_Voorst_tot_Voorst) (1944–2023), Dutch politician
*[Berend von Wetter-Rosenthal](/source/Berend_von_Wetter-Rosenthal) (1874–1940), Baltic-German politician
*[Berend Weijs](/source/Berend_Weijs) (born 1988), Dutch basketball player

==See also==
{{Bernhard-surname}}
* ''Berend'' is the Hungarian name for Berindan village, [Odoreu](/source/Odoreu) Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania

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Category:Dutch masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Surnames derived from given names

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