Entry № 0351 · 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.

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