Entry № 904 · Old Germanic origin

Berengaria Berengaria — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ beh-ren-GAH-ree-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Germanic
Meaning
"Bear-spear (Richard the Lionheart's wife)"
Syllables
5
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)

A name that means "bear-spear (richard the lionheart's wife)".

Berengaria combines the Old German bern (bear) and ger (spear). Berengaria of Navarre (c. 1165-1230) was the wife of King Richard the Lionheart of England — married him on Cyprus during the Third Crusade. The only English queen consort never to set foot in England, she eventually settled in Le Mans.

Distinct from Berenguela of Castile.

Bear-spear. Richard the Lionheart's wife — the only English queen who never visited England.

The name in its native script.

Berengaria
Transliteration
Berengaria
Pronunciation
/ ˌbɛr.ənˈɡɑː.ri.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Berengaria stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Berengaria · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Berengarias before her.

Real people
Berengaria of Navarre
Richard Lionheart's wife.
c. 1165 – 1230
In fiction
Berengaria
Featured in Scott's The Talisman.
1825

Names connected to Berengaria.

The number behind Berengaria.

4

The Builder

Berengaria reduces to four — the number of Crusader queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Lionheart's wife. Ten letters. Berengaria."
Catherine · Mother of one · Le Mans