·Berke = Ber + ke


·Ber = bear (a #calque, i.e. direct loan translation, from the Hebrew name #Dov (= bear)


·ke = a Yiddish #diminutive suffix, mostly reserved for names, borrowed from Slavic languages


·(o)witz = #patronymic #suffix, the Germanized/Yiddishized version of Polish “wicz” and Russian “vich,” meaning “son of”

Berkowitz = Ber + ke + (o)witz [bear+ little + son of]

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