Berend

A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear" (from Old German bero, "bear", and harti, "strong"). It is related to the Scandinavian name Bernt.

Surname

 * Béla Berend (1911–1987), Hungarian rabbi
 * Ben Berend (born 1995), American skier
 * Charlotte Berend-Corinth (1880–1967), German painter
 * Elvira Berend (born 1965), Luxembourg chess grandmaster
 * Fritz Berend (1889–1955), German English conductor
 * Gudrun Berend, (1955–2011), German athlete
 * Issachar Berend Lehmann (1661–1730), Court Jew
 * Iván Berend (born 1930), Hungarian historian
 * Julius Berend Cohen (1859–1935), British chemist
 * Nóra Berend, Hungarian historian

Given name

 * Berend Brummelman (born 1943), Dutch rower
 * Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886–1969), Dutch architect
 * Berend Carp (1901–1966), Dutch Olympic sailor
 * Berend George Escher (1885–1967), Dutch geologist
 * Berend Wilhelm Feddersen (1832–1918), German physicist
 * Berend Hendriks (1918–1997), Dutch artist and lecturer
 * Berend Kordes (1762–1823), German writer
 * Berend McKenzie, Canadian actor and playwright
 * Berend Schabus (born 1957), Austrian speed skater
 * Berend Strik (born 1960), Dutch visual artist
 * Berend Jan Udink (1926–2016), Dutch politician
 * Berend Veneberg (born 1965), Dutch strongman
 * Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (1944–2023), Dutch politician
 * Berend von Wetter-Rosenthal (1874–1940), Baltic-German politician
 * Berend Weijs (born 1988), Dutch basketball player

Other

 * Berend is the Hungarian name for Berindan village, Odoreu Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania