Family name origins & meanings
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Brillant, an ornamental name from Yiddish barlyant ‘diamond’, ‘jewel’; compare Brilliant.
- French : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ber ‘bear’ + land ‘country’.
- Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farms in southwestern Norway named Berland, from Old Norse bjarg ‘hill’, ‘mountain’ or ber ‘berry’ + land ‘land’.