Bering

Definition: Bering

Bering

Noun

1. Danish explorer who explored the North Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741).

Date "Bering" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references)

"Bering" is a common misspelling or typo for: baring, barring, bearing, being, boring, bring.

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Bering

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
BESEX	English	Bering Sea Experiment	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Bering

Synonyms: Behring (n), Vitus Behring (n), Vitus Bering (n). (additional references)

Synonym by domain: Bering Sea Experiment (geography).

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Crosswords: Bering

English words defined with "Bering": Behring, Bering Sea, Bering Standard Time, Bering Strait, Bering Time ♦ Hydrodamalis gigas ♦ Kamchatka Peninsula ♦ Odobenus divergens ♦ Pacific walrus ♦ Seward Peninsula, Steller's sea cow ♦ Vitus Behring, Vitus Bering ♦ Yukon, Yukon River. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Bering" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Serbo-Croatian (bering).

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Modern Usage: Bering

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	The Ballad of Bering Strait (2002)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Bering

Domain	Title
Books	Atlas of the Northwest Coasts of America from Bering Strait to Cape Corrientes and the Aleutian Islands (Alaska History Series, No 21) (reference) Pioneer Missionary to the Bering Strait Eskimos: Bellarmine Lafortune, S.J. (reference) Oceanographic Atlas of the Bering Sea Basin (reference) Audubon Western bird guide; land, water, and game birds, Western North America, including Alaska, from Mexico to Bering Strait and the Arctic Ocean (reference) Ice Window: Letters from a Bering Strait Village, 1892-1902 (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Bering Straits Agluktuk (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Bering

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Photo Album: Bering

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	An Alaska fur seal - Callorhinus ursinus - in the rocky intertidal area of a Bering Sea Island.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).		Walrus - Odobenus rosmarus divergens - hauled out on Bering Sea ice.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).
	Mt. Shishaldin 40 miles astern as the SURVEYOR heads home End of Bering Sea and Norton Sound season.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		EPI antenna mast used in Bering Sea operations.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Currents carry many dead things to Punuk Island making it the graveyard of the Bering Sea.Credit: America's Coastlines.		Bering Sea, Alaska 1978 June.Credit: America's Coastlines.
	Pancake ice in the Bering Sea.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		A Bering Sea sunset from the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship BROWN BEAR.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	Eskimo woman and child ice fishing in the Bering Sea.Credit: Fisheries.		Leased Bell 206 flying in support of seal studies in Bering Sea.Credit: Flying With NOAA.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Bering

"Bering" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 90.00% of the time. "Bering" is used about 40 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	90%	36	57,479
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	5%	2	245,945
Adjective (general or positive)	5%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	40	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Bering

The following table summarizes the usage of "Bering" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bering	Last name	100	87,875
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Bering

Expressions using "Bering": bering sea ♦ Bering Sea Controversy ♦ Bering Standard Time ♦ bering strait ♦ Bering Time ♦ Vitus Bering. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bering

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
bering strait	120	bering cigar	7
bering	61	bering air	6
bering sea	27	bering strait theory	5
bering island language	24	bering strait land bridge	5
bering island	23	bering district school strait	5
bering truck	23	bering bridge land national preserve	5
vitus bering	15	bering crossing strait	4
bering straight	14	bering bridge straight	4
oki bering	13	band bering strait	3
bering land bridge	13	6 across bering drive in snowbird straight	3
bering straits	12	bering bridge land national park	3
bering bridge strait	12	bering lyrics strait	3
bering map strait	11	bering dade	3
bering point	10	bering island language spoken	3
bering music strait	8	bering connect strait	3
bering de estrecho	8	bering map straight	2
bering map sea	7	bering de estreito	2
bering hardware	7	bering.com oki	2
		bering straights	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Bering

Language		Translations for "Bering"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		gryka e beringut (bering strait), deti i beringut (bering sea). (various references)

Bulgarian		берингово море (bering sea), берингов пролив (bering strait). (various references)

Chinese		白令海 (the Bering Sea). (various references)

Dutch		Beringzee (Bering Sea), Beringstraat (Bering Strait), Straat Bering (Bering Strait). (various references)

Esperanto		Beringomaro (Bering Sea). (various references)

German		beringmeer (bering sea). (various references)

Hungarian		beringi-tenger (bering sea), beringi-szoros (bering strait). (various references)

Pig Latin		eringbay

Portuguese		MardeBering (Bering Sea), Estreito de Bering (Bering Strait). (various references)

Russian		берингов. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		bering. (various references)

Swedish		berings sund (bering strait), berings hav (bering sea). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Bering

Language	Date	Source	2 Timothy Chapter 3, Verse 2
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Esontai gar oi anqrwpoi filautoi filarguroi alazoneV uperhfanoi blasfhmoi goneusin apeiqeiV acaristoi anosioi
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et erunt homines se ipsos amantes cupidi elati superbi blasphemi parentibus inoboedientes ingrati scelesti
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Coueitouse, hiy of bering, proude, blasfemeris, not obedient to fadir and modir, vnkynde,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For the me shalbe lovers of their awne selves coveteous bosters proude cursed speakers disobediet to father and mother vnthakfull vnholy
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Basic English	1964	Ogden	For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Bering

Language	2 Timothy Chapter 3, Verse 2
Cebuano	Kay ang mga tawo unya magamahigugmaon man sa ilang kaugalingon, mga hinapi, tigpagawal, hambogiro, tampalasan, masukihon sa mga ginikanan, walay igabalus, dili diosnon,
Croatian	Ljudi æe doista biti sebeljupci, srebroljupci, preuzetnici, oholice, hulitelji, roditeljima neposlušni, nezahvalnici, bezbožnici,
Danish	Thi Menneskene skulle være egenkærlige, pengegridske, praleriske, hovmodige, spottelystne, ulydige imod Forældre, utaknemmelige, ryggesløse,
Dutch	Want de mensen zullen zijn liefhebbers van zichzelven, geldgierig, laatdunkend, hovaardig, lasteraars, den ouderen ongehoorzaam, ondankbaar, onheilig.
Finnish	Sillä ihmiset ovat silloin itserakkaita, rahanahneita, kerskailijoita, ylpeitä, herjaajia, vanhemmilleen tottelemattomia, kiittämättömiä, epähurskaita,
French	Car les hommes seront égoïstes, amis de l`argent, fanfarons, hautains, blasphémateurs, rebelles � leurs parents, ingrats, irréligieux,
German	Denn es werden Menschen sein, die viel von sich halten, geizig, ruhmredig, hoffärtig, Lästerer, den Eltern ungehorsam, undankbar, ungeistlich,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Manusia akan mementingkan dirinya sendiri, bersifat mata duitan, sombong dan suka membual. Mereka suka menghina orang, memberontak terhadap orang tua, tidak tahu berterima kasih, dan membenci hal-hal rohani.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Karena segala orang akan mengasihi dirinya sendiri, dan tamak akan uang, membesarkan dirinya, congkak, mengumat orang, durhaka kepada ibu bapanya, tiada syukur, fasik,
Italian	Gli uomini saranno egoisti, amanti del denaro, vanitosi, orgogliosi, bestemmiatori, ribelli ai genitori, ingrati, senza religione,
Latvian	Jo cilvçki bûs patmîlîgi, mantkârîgi, iedomîgi, augstprâtîgi, zaimotâji, nepaklausîgi vecâkiem, nepateicîgi, netikumîgi,
Maori	E aroha hoki nga tangata ki a ratou ano, e aroha ki te moni, e whakapehapeha, e whakakake, e kohukohu, e tutu ki nga matua, kahore he whakawhetai, kahore he tapu,
Norwegian	For menneskene skal da være egenkjærlige, pengekjære, stortalende, overmodige, spottende, ulydige mot foreldre, utakknemlige, vanhellige,
Portuguese	pois os homens serão amantes de si mesmos, gananciosos, presunçosos, soberbos, blasfemos, desobedientes a seus pais, ingratos, ímpios,
Rumanian	Cqci oamenii vor fi iubitori de sine, iubitori de bani, lqudqrowi, trufawi, hulitori, neascultqtori de pqrinyi, nemulyqmitori, fqrq evlavie,
Shuar	Shuar aya ninki Enentáimtumasartatui. Kuítian ti wakeriartatui. Nankaamantu Enentáimtumarartatui. Yúsnasha yajauch chicharsartatui. Aparíncha umirkachartatui. Yuminsatniuncha nékachu ártatui. Ashí Yúsnancha Enentáimtuschartatui.
Spanish	Porque habrá hombres amantes de sí mismos y del dinero. Serán vanagloriosos, soberbios, blasfemos, desobedientes a los padres, ingratos, impíos,
Swahili	watu watakuwa na ubinafsi, wenye tamaa ya fedha, wenye majivuno, wenye kujiona, wenye kumtukana Mungu, wasiowatii wazazi wao, wasio na shukrani na waovu;
Uma	Apa' wori' mpai' tauna to mpoka'ahi' woto-ra moto-wadi, doko' jadi' topo'ua', mpope'une', molangko nono, pai' mporuge' doo-ra. Uma-ra mengkoru hi totu'a-ra, uma ra'incai motarima kasi, uma-ra mposaile' Alata'ala,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Bering

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Bering": beringed. (additional references)
	Words ending with "Bering": barbering, blabbering, blubbering, cambering, chambering, clabbering, clambering, clobbering, cumbering, disencumbering, dismembering, disremembering, encumbering, gibbering, incumbering, jabbering, limbering, lumbering, misremembering, numbering, outnumbering, prenumbering, remembering, renumbering, rubbering, sabering, slabbering, slobbering, slubbering, slumbering, sobering, tabering, timbering, umbering, unlimbering, yabbering. (additional references)
	Words containing "Bering": timberings. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bering" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: beering, Beirne, Beling, Benrig, berang, Bereng, Berengar, Berengo, berign, Berin, Beringia, Berling, berring, Berrini, Bertioga, Bieringa, Birjinni, boer-ing, Boeringer, Breig, Buringh. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Bering

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: binger.
	Words within the letters "b-e-g-i-n-r"
	-1 letter: begin, being, binge, brine, bring, giber, reign, renig.
	-2 letters: berg, bier, bine, bren, brie, brig, brin, gibe, gien, girn, grin, rein, ring.
	-3 letters: beg, ben, big, bin, eng, erg, ern, gen, gib, gie, gin, ire, neb, nib, reb, reg, rei, rib, rig, rin.
	-4 letters: be, bi, en, er, in, ne, re.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-g-i-n-r"
	+1 letter: bearing, bingers, brewing, bringer, kerbing, rebegin.
	+2 letters: bearding, bearings, befinger, befringe, beginner, bemiring, beraking, berating, beriming, beringed, berrying, berthing, bewaring, blearing, bowering, breading, breaking, breaming, breeding, breezing, brewings, briefing, brighten, bringers, embruing, enrobing, neighbor, rebating, rebegins, reboring, rebuking, rebuying, ringbone, sabering, sobering, tabering, trebling, umbering.
	+3 letters: aborigine, aubergine, badgering, bannering, bantering, barbering, bargained, bargainer, barreling, bartering, battering, beavering, becriming, becursing, bedraping, bedspring, befingers, befringed, befringes, beggaring, beginners, begirding, begriming, bereaving, berhyming, betraying, bettering, beworming, bewraying, bickering, bigeneric, bioregion, birdieing, bittering, bordering, bothering, brazening, breaching, breakings, breasting, breathing, breeching, breedings, breveting, briefings, brightens, brokering, buffering, buggering, bumpering, bunkering, burdening, buttering, cambering, corbeling, cumbering, debarking, debarring, debriding, desorbing, embarking, embarring, embracing, embruting, frangible, gabardine, gaberdine, gibbering, harbinger, ignorable, inselberg, jabbering, limbering, lumbering, neighbors, neighbour, numbering, observing, obverting, prebaking, rabbeting, rebaiting, rebelling, rebidding, rebilling, rebinding, rebodying, reboiling, rebooking, rebooting, rebuffing, reburying, rebutting, recombing, redubbing, rehabbing, reprobing, resorbing, reverbing, ringbones, rubbering, subregion, timbering, trembling, unbearing, unbridged, upbearing, yabbering.
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