Berends

Berends
This famous personal and later surname, is of pre 5th century German origins. Recorded in over one hundred different spellings ranging from Barnard, Benard, and Bernat, to Bernth, Bernucci, and Bieratowicz, it derives from the male personal name "Bernhard or Beornheard", comprising the elements "bern", meaning the bear, plus "hard", meaning brave, strong or hardy. Perhaps not surprisingly given the meaning of "Hardy bear" the name was always popular. The surname was first recorded in England in the 12th century. Here records were kept much earlier than was usual in other European countries, and England was the first country to adopt hereditary surnames as we know them today. The initial popularity of the name was also given a boost by the fame of two early saints. These were St. Bernard of Clairvaux (circa 1010 - 1153), the founder of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux, and St. Bernard of Menthon (923 - 1108), the founder of Alpine hospices and patron saint of mountaineers. Early examples of the surname recording include Thomas Bernhard of Cambridge, England, in the year 1260, Albertus Berenhardus of Schwenningen, Germany, in 1290, and Gregorius Bernhardt, christened at Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, on January 18th 1549. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Hugo Bernard, which was dated 1130, in the "Pipe Rolls" of the city of Lincoln, England. This was during the reign of King Henry 1st, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 - 1135. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Berends — ist eine Variante des Namens Behrendt. Folgende Personen tragen diesen Familiennamen: Carl August Wilhelm Berends (1754–1826), deutscher Mediziner Johannes Hermannus Berends (1868–1941), alt katholischer Bischof von Deventer John Berends… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Berends — Berends, 1) Karl Aug. Wilh., geb. 1759 zu Anklam, wurde 1788 Professor der Medicin zu Frankfurt, 1811 Professor u. Director der medicinischen Klinik zu Breslau u. 1815 zu Berlin, wo er 1826 st. Er schr.: Über den Unterricht junger Ärzte an dem… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Berends — Berends, Julius, geb. 1817, studierte in Berlin Philosophie und Theologie, erhielt als verneinender Geist keine Anstellung, errichtete 1845 eine Druckerei, machte 1848 und 1849 in der Demokratie Geschäfte als Handwerksgesellenredner, Stifter des… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Berends — patronymische Bildungen (starker Genitiv) zu Berend …   Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • Julius Berends — (* 30. April 1817 in Kyritz; † 17. Juni 1891 in Frauenfeld, Schweiz) war ein deutscher demokratischer Politiker und politischer Publizist. Julius Berends Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carl August Wilhelm Berends — Gedenktafel in Frankfurt (Oder) Carl August Wilhelm Berends (* 19. April 1754 in Anklam; † 1. Dezember 1826 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Mediziner. Er war ab 1815 Leiter der Berliner Charité …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carl August Wilhelm Berends — (April 19, 1759 December 1, 1826) was a German physician who was born in Anklam, Pomerania.He studied medicine at Viadrina University in Frankfurt an der Oder, where in 1788 he became a professor of medicine. In 1811 he moved to the University of …   Wikipedia

  • Johannes Hermannus Berends — (* 4. April 1868 in Utrecht; † 24. Juli 1941 in Den Haag) war alt katholischer Bischof von Deventer. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke 3 Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Берендс, Михаил Иоганн — (Berends) род. 1709, ум. 1760; гравер; ученик Эллигера в Акад. наук; учитель рисования в Инженерном корпусе при Елисавете Петровне (Петров). {Ровинский} …   Большая биографическая энциклопедия

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