Submitted Names with "bear" in Meaning

Sacheen f Various (Rare)
In the case of the American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Louise Cruz; 1946-2022), who adopted it as her stage name, she claimed it means "little bear" in Navajo. The initial syllable resembles the Navajo word shash meaning "bear".

Sæbeorn m Anglo-Saxon
From the elements sæ "sea" and beorn "bear, warrior" meaning "sea bear" or "sea warrior" cognate of Sǽbiǫrn.

Sahomi f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sǽbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements sær "sea" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sémaphore m Literature
Derived from the French noun sémaphore meaning "semaphore", which is a visual signalling system. The word is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek words σῆμα (sema) meaning "sign, mark, token" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry"... [more]

Sigbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sigbjörn m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse sigr "victory" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sigibern m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German sigu "victory" (a younger form of Gothic sigis, see Sigisbert). The second element is derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Skjaldbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements skjǫldr "shield" and bjǫrn "bear".

Snøybiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements snær "snow" and bjǫrn "bear".

Songchai m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Songphon m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Songsak m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Songwut m Thai
From Thai ทรง (song) meaning "to hold, to bear, to possess" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "prosperity, knowledge, wisdom".

Styrbiǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse styrr "battle, stir, tumult" and biǫrn "bear".

Styrbjörn m Swedish
Modern form of Styrbiǫrn. Combination of Old Norse styrr "noise, battle" and biorn "bear".

Su-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 受 "receive, accept, get; bear, stand" (su), and 妍 "beautiful, handsome" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).

Svanbjörn m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements svanr meaning "(male) swan" and bjǫrn meaning "bear" (compare Björn).

Sveinbjörn m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Sympherousa f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb συμφέρω (symphero) meaning "to bring together, to gather, to collect" as well as "to be of use, to be useful". It is ultimately derived from Greek σύν (syn) meaning "beside, with" combined with Greek φέρω (phero) meaning "to bring, to carry, to bear"... [more]

Symphoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σύμφορος (symphoros) meaning "accompanying", which is derived from the Greek verb συμφορέω (symphoreo) meaning "to bring together, to collect, to heap up", a variant of the more common verb συμφέρω (symphero) meaning "to bring together, to gather, to collect" as well as "to be of use, to be useful"... [more]

Taa'évanáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Night Bear" in Cheyenne.

Takekuma m Japanese
From Japanese 勇 (take) meaning "courage" combined with 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tantalos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ταλάντατος (talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from τάλας (tálas) "wretched, miserable".

Teutomatos m Old Celtic
The first element of this name is derived from Celtic teuta or touta "people, tribe" (see also Theudebert). The second element is derived from mat(i) "good, kind" or matu "bear."

Theophorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek given name Θεοφόρος (Theophoros), which was derived from the Greek elements θεος (theos) "god" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

Þórbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements þórr "thunder" and bjǫrn "bear".

Tidhun m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements tīd "time" and hun "bear cub".

Tóhtoo'énȧhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Prairie Bear" in Cheyenne.

Touma m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (touma) meaning "iron", 顛 (touma) meaning "overturn, summit, origin", 屠 (touma) meaning "slaughter, butcher, slay", 斗 (tou), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 東 (tou) meaning "east", 桃 (tou) meaning "peach", 藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria", 騰 (tou) meaning "leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going", 瞳 (tou) meaning "pupil (of eye)" or 當 (tou) meaning "bear, accept, undertake, just" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 門 (ma) meaning "gate, counter for cannons"... [more]

Trpimir m Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements trpi "endure, bear, suffer" and mir meaning "peace" or "world".

Tsuyumi f Japanese
梅雨 (tsuyu) meaning "East Asian rainy season" or 露 (tsuyu) meaning "dew; dewdrop" combined with 実 (mi, minoru) meaning "to bear fruit" or 美 (mi, bi, utsukushi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Umky m Chukchi
Means "polar bear" in Chukchi.

Ungnyeo f Korean Mythology
The name of a goddess involved in the Korean creation myth. Her name is derived from the hanja 熊 (ung) meaning "bear" and 女 (nyeo) meaning "woman".

Unnbjörn m Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic unnr "wave" and bjǫrn "bear".

Upa m Chuvash
Means "bear" in Chuvash.

Ursmar m Germanic, Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from Latin ursus meaning "bear" combined with Germanic mari meaning "famous".... [more]

Ursul m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian ursul "the bear" (compare Urs).

Ursulus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin ursulus meaning "little bear", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun ursus meaning "bear" (see Urs) combined with the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus... [more]

Valbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and bjǫrn "bear".

Vígbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse víg "fight, battle" and biǫrn "bear".

Viðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse viðr "tree" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Vóhpenáhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "White Bear" in Cheyenne.

Waldbern m Germanic
Derived from Gothic valdan "to reign" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Wibren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibern, an ancient Germanic given name which was often encountered as a variant form of Wigbern and Witubern... [more]

Wigbern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German wîg meaning "warrior" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Willberna f Medieval German
Derived from Old High German willo "will" and bero "bear".

Wirasuap m Shoshone
Means "bear spirit" in Shoshone.

Witubern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German witu meaning "forest, wood" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Wolfbern m Medieval German
Old High German wolf "wolf" and bero "bear".

Xincheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" and 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold, inherit, receive".

Xuenai f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学/學 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 乃 (nǎi) meaning "only; therefore" or 奈 (nài) meaning "why; to bear; Nara". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]

Yona m Cherokee
Means "bear" in Cherokee.

Yrsa f Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese
Of unknown meaning. Theories include a derivation from an Ancient Norse word for "she-bear" with the same roots as Latin ursa (compare Ursula, which used to be used as a Latinization of Yrsa), even though this seems rather unlikely... [more]

Yu-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 酉 "10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel" and 奈 "but, how; bear, stand, endure".

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."