Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Bercaw A surname from German. Berceni A village and commune of Ilfov County, Romania. berceuse A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time. Berchem A municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium Berchidda A city and commune of the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. Berchtold A surname from German. Bercier A surname from French. Bercow A surname. Bercuson A surname. Bercy A neighbourhood of Paris, Île-de-France, France. berdache Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person. berdachism The state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society. Berdan A surname from French. berdash A kind of neckcloth. berdazimer A medication used to treat molluscum contagiosum. berde A stringed instrument (chordophone) of Bosnian origin, a large guitar-shaped instrument that is played upright, using a plectrum. Berdecia A surname from Spanish. Berden A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4629). berdesinskiite A monoclinic reddish brown mineral containing oxygen, titanium, and vanadium. Berdiansk A port in Berdiansk City, Berdiansk Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Berdichev A city and raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Berdie A diminutive of the female given name Bertha. Berdine A surname from French. Berdyaevian Of or relating to Nikolai Berdyaev (1874–1948), Russian religious and political philosopher. bere Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley. Berea A district of Lesotho. beread To advise; inform; counsel; plan; (reflexive) to advise or bethink oneself; deliberate. BeReal A post published on the French social media app BeReal, consisting of photos from both the front and back cameras of a user's phone, providing a visual depiction of what they are doing in that moment. Berean An inhabitant of the ancient city of Berea in what is now northern Greece. Bereanism The religious practices of the Bereans. bereavable Able to be bereaved. bereaval bereavement bereave To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip. bereaved Having suffered the death of a loved one. bereavedness The state or condition of being bereaved. bereavement The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death. bereaven bereft bereaver Someone who bereaves. Berecynthia Synonym of Cybele (“a goddess”). berede To advise. bereft Pained by the loss of someone. bereftness The quality of being bereft. Berehove A city in Zakarpattia Oblast, in western Ukraine. Bereitschaftspotential A measure of activity in the motor cortex and supplementary motor area of the brain, leading up to voluntary muscle movement. Berek A municipality of Croatia. Berel A male given name from Yiddish or Hebrew berele A flask-like glass vessel with a bulbous body and a narrow neck typically used for serving tej. Beremboke A locality in the Shire of Moorabool, central western Victoria, Australia. beremeal A wholegrain flour made from bere, a variety of barley grown in northern Scotland, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands. It is commonly used in making bannocks and ale. Berenbaum A surname from German. berend To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over. Berendt A surname from German. Berengar A male given name of historical usage. Berengaria A female given name of historical usage. Berengarian A member of a protoprotestant religious sect that adhered to the views of Berengar of Tours, Archdeacon of Angers, and opposed several key Roman Catholic doctrines in the mid-eleventh century. Berengarianism The doctrines of the Berengarians. Berengere A surname. Bereni A village and commune of Mureș County, Romania. Berenice A female given name from Ancient Greek, notably of ancient queens of Egypt. Berenson A surname. Beresfield A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Beresford A surname from Old English. Bereshit Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible). beresque Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control; berserk. Berestechko A town in Volyn Oblast, in western Ukraine. berestology The scientific study of birchbark manuscripts. Berestyn A city in Berestyn Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. beret A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France. bereted Wearing a beret. Beretinec A municipality of Croatia. beretless Without a beret. beretlike Resembling or characteristic of a beret. beretta A firearm (especially a handgun) made by the Beretta company. berewick An outlying estate. Bereza A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Береза (Bereza). Berezan A city in Kyiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine. berezanskite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal white mineral containing lithium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and titanium. Berezeni A village and commune of Vaslui County, Romania. Berezhany A city in Ternopil Oblast, in western Ukraine. Berezina A river in Belarus and a right tributary of the Dnieper. Berezivka A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Bereznak A surname from Russian. Berezne A miskrada of the former raion of the same name of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1940, disestablished in 2020. Berezniki A city in Perm Krai, Russia. berg An iceberg. Berga A city in central Catalonia, capital of Berguedà Bergalia A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. bergall Tautogolabrus adspersus, a wrasse native to the western Atlantic, inhabiting inshore waters near the sea floor at depths of 10–128 metres (33–420 feet) and at latitudes of 36°–49° north, and reaching up to 38 centimetres (15 inches) in total length and up to 1 kilogram (2·2 pounds) in weight. Bergama A hand-woven carpet from this region. Bergamasco A medium-sized breed of herding dog originating in the Italian Alps, known for its heavily matted coat resembling dreadlocks. Bergamask Of or characteristic of Bergamo, Italy. bergamia A species of the citrus fruit bergamot, probably a natural hybrid between a lemon and an orange. bergamiol Synonym of linalyl acetate. Bergamo A province of Lombardy, Italy. bergamol Synonym of linalyl acetate. bergamot A tree of the orange family (Citrus × limon, syn. Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is extracted, much prized as a perfume. bergamotene The unsaturated bicyclic hydrocarbon 4,6-dimethyl-6-(4-methylpent-3-enyl)bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-3-ene found in bergamot bergamottin Any of a group of furanocoumarins found principally in grapefruit juice, but also in bergamot oil; thought to be responsible for its effect on the metabolism of some pharmaceuticals. Bergan A surname. bergander A European duck (Tadorna tadorna), a sheldrake. Berganza A surname from Spanish. bergapten 5-methoxypsoralen, a psoralen found in the essential oil of bergamot (where it is the cause of phototoxicity) and other citruses. bergaptol The furanocoumarin 4-hydroxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one present in the essential oils of citrus fruit Bergara A town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Bergdama A member of the Damara people. bergedel A kind of potato fritter eaten in parts of Asia. Bergedorf A borough and quarter in Hamburg, Germany. Bergeijk A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Bergelmir A frost giant in Norse mythology. Bergemann A surname. bergen A large rucksack. Bergenfield A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. bergenia Any member of the genus Bergenia of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae. bergenin A trihydroxybenzoic acid glycoside with an immunomodulatory effect, found in Bergenia and other plants. bergenite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium. Bergenser of or pertaining to Bergen, Norway Berger A surname. Bergerac A city in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. bergeret A pastoral song. bergerette A form of early rustic French song. Bergerian Of or relating to Peter L. Berger (1929–2017), Austrian-born American sociologist and Lutheran theologian. Bergeron A surname from French. Bergerson A surname. Bergeson A surname. Bergevin A surname from French. Bergey A surname. bergfall The fall of a mountain rock. Bergfeld A surname from German. bergfield An expanse of ice covered with icebergs. bergfried A tall defensive tower typically found in medieval castles in German-influenced countries. Berggruen A surname from German. bergh A hill. berghaan Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii) Berghan A surname from German. Berghin A village and commune of Alba County, Romania. Berghoff A surname from German. Bergi A toponym used on old maps, located in the general area of Alaska. bergie A homeless person in Cape Town. Bergin A surname from Irish. Berginc A surname from Slovene. berginization The Bergius process. Bergland A surname from Norwegian. Berglerian Of or relating to Edmund Bergler (1899–1962), Austrian-American psychoanalyst. berglet A small iceberg, a fragment of a larger one. Berglund A surname from Swedish. Bergman A surname. Bergmanesque Reminiscent of the works of Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), Swedish director, writer, and producer. Bergmanian Of or pertaining to Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), influential Swedish director, writer and producer. Bergmann A surname from German. bergmannite Synonym of natrolite.