Dov Ber,
Dov-Ber or
Dovber () is a bilingual Hebrew-Yiddish tautological name: , literally 'bear-bear', traceable back to the Hebrew word
dov 'bear' and the Middle High German word bër 'bear'.
[Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. [1]] In various countries the spelling may vary:
Dow Ber,
Duber, etc. Notable people with the name include:
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Dov Ber Abramowitz, an American Orthodox rabbi and author
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Dov Ber Birkenthal
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Dov Ber Borochov
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Dov-Ber, Hebrew name of Boris Gersman (1900–1953), South African musician and businessman
[ (English translation for the online CJC lexicon project: )]
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Dow Ber Meisels (1798-1870), Polish rabbi
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Dov Ber of Mezeritch, a disciple of Hasidic founder Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov
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Dov Ber Nathanson
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Dov-Ber Rasofsky (Barney Ross), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer
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Dovber Schneuri, also known as the Mitteler Rebbe ("Middle Rebbe" in Yiddish)
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Abraham Dov Ber Gottlober
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Avraham Dov Ber Kahana
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Avraham Dov Ber Lebensohn
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Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine
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Dov-Ber Rasofsky (Barney Ross) (1909-1967), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer
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Issachar Dov-Ber Bampi, Russian Jewish scholar
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Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
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Yissachar Dov Ber Horowitz
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Yitzchak Dovber Schneersohn
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Yoel Dov-Ber Perski
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