Ber is both a given name and a surname. It is sometimes paired with Dov (דב or דוב), a Hebrew male given name meaning "bear", from which the Yiddish name "Ber" (בער) was derived (cognate with "bear"). 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 Josef Ber, Australian actor Kalman Ber (born 1957), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
See also Dov-Ber, Jewish tautological name Berek (disambiguation), diminutive, later separate name Baruch (given name)