As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From Beer, a town in Dorsetshire, England; so called from bere, grain, barley; a fruitful place. In the Dutch, beer signifies a bear, a boar.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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