logo
ltdir/surnames

Berenis

BERẼNIS

Etymology

The origin is unclear. Perhaps Baltic surn., with the suffix -enis ¹. But cf. German Bähren, Behren ².

Feminine FORMS

Berenienė / Berenytė

Pronunciation

/bʲɛ²ˈrʲæːnʲɪs/

SOURCES

1. K. Būga, 1958, p. 240.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 180.