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Origin
- Yiddishבריליאַנט“jewel, diamond”
- Old Norsebjarg“mountain”
- EnglishBerland
* 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.
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Berland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berland
“Berland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berland. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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