Berland

The story

1. Yiddish · derived fromבריליאַנט“jewel, diamond”
2. Old Norse · derived frombjarg“mountain”
3. English todayBerland

* As a French surname, of Germanic origin, composed of *berō (“bear”) + *land. * As a Norwegian surname, from several farms in Norway, from Old Norse bjarg (“mountain”) or ber (“berry”) + land. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Brillant, from Yiddish בריליאַנט (brilyant, “jewel, diamond”), itself from French brillant (“shining”). Compare Brilliant.