Berengar

Berengar is a masculine name derived from Germanic roots meaning "bear" and "spear". The name appears frequently among certain noble families during the Middle Ages, especially the Unruochings and those related. Bérenger is the French form, while Berengario is the Italian form, Berenguer is the Catalan form, and Berenguier or Berengier is the Occitan form. The Latin form is Berengarius and the female equivalent is Berengaria. Other forms of the name include Berenger, Bérenger, Bérangier, or Beringer.

== Personal name == Berengar of Toulouse, Frankish nobleman (fl. ninth century) Berengar I of Neustria, Frankish nobleman (fl. ninth century) Berengar II of Neustria, Frankish nobleman (d. 896) Berengar I of Italy, King of Italy (c. 845–924) Berengar II of Italy, King of Italy (c. 900–966) Judicael Berengar, Breton nobleman (fl. tenth century) Berengar of Tours, theologian (c. 999–1088) Berengar (bishop of Venosa) (fl. eleventh century) Berengar of Poitiers (fl. twelfth century), controversialist Henry Berengar, junior co-King of Germany, sometimes numbered as Henry VI (1136/7–1150) Berenguier de Palazol, Catalan troubadour (fl. 1160–1209) Berengier Trobel, Occitan troubadour (fl. thirteenth century) Berenguer de Palou II, bishop of Barcelona (d. 1241) Berenguer d'Anoia, Catalan troubadour (fl. fourteenth century) Berenger Fredoli, French bishop (c. 1250–1323) Bérenger Saunière, French priest (1852–1917) As a compound personal name Ramon Berenguer (disambiguation), multiple people Berenguer Ramon (disambiguation), multiple people