Ber is both a given name and a surname. It is sometimes paired with Dov, a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער) was derived. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
• Avrom Ber Gotlober (1811–1899), Jewish writer, poet, playwright, historian, journalist and educator • Ber Borochov (1881–1917), Marxist Zionist • Ber Groosjohan (1897–1971), Dutch footballer • Boruch Ber Leibowitz (1870–1940), Haredi rabbi • José Ber Gelbard (1917–1977), Argentine activist and politician • Yisroel Ber Odesser (1888–1994), controversial figure in the Breslov movement ==Surname==
Surname
• Josef Ber, Australian actor • Kalman Ber (born 1957), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel == See also ==