Dov-Ber

Dov Ber, Dov-Ber or Dovber () is a bilingual Hebrew-Yiddish tautological name: dov-ber, literally 'bear-bear', traceable back to the Hebrew word dov 'bear' and the Middle High German word 'bear'.Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. In various countries the spelling may vary: Dow Bär, Dow Ber, Duber, etc. Notable people with the name include:

Dov Ber Abramowitz, an American Orthodox rabbi and author Dov Ber Birkenthal Dov Ber Borochov Dov-Ber, Hebrew name of Boris Gersman (1900–1953), South African musician and businessman (English translation for the online CJC lexicon project: ) Dow Ber Meisels (1798-1870), Polish rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch, a disciple of Hasidic founder Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov Dov Ber Nathanson Dov-Ber Rosofsky (Barney Ross) (1909-1967), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer Dovber Schneuri, also known as the Mitteler Rebbe ("Middle Rebbe" in Yiddish)

Abraham Dov Ber Gottlober Avraham Dov Ber Kahana Avraham Dov Ber Lebensohn Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine Issachar Dov-Ber Bampi, Russian Jewish scholar Sholom Dovber Schneersohn Yissachar Dov Ber Horowitz Yitzchak Dovber Schneersohn Yoel Dov-Ber Perski

See also

Dov Ber (name)

References