Bear-like or a diminutive of Issachar
Berish is a Yiddish name with two primary etymological paths. It is often used as a Yiddish diminutive for the Hebrew name Issachar, or as a vernacular 'call name' meaning 'bear,' corresponding to the Germanic name Bernard.
About 16 boys were named Berish in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Prominent Hasidic Rabbi and leader of the Stropkov dynasty
