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Dov-Ber

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Dov Ber, Dov-Ber or Dovber (Hebrew: דובער) is a Bilingual Hebrew-Yiddish tautological name: דוב-בער‎, literally "bear-bear", traceable back to the Hebrew word דבdov "bear" and the Middle High German word bër "bear".[1]: 138  In various countries the spelling may vary: Dow Ber, Duber, etc. Notable people with the name include:

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  1. ^ Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403917232 [1]