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Beda is a given name and surname of multiple origin. As a masculine given name, it originates as an Anglo-Saxon short name, West Saxon ''Bīeda'', Northumbrian ''Bǣda'', Anglian ''Bēda'' (the purported name of one of the Saxon founders of
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the ninth century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of ...
'')J. Insley, "Portesmutha" in: ''Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde'' vol. 23, Walter de Gruyter (2003), 291. cognate with German ''
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''. Beda Venerabilis was a Benedictine, in whose honour the name ''Beda'' was popularly chosen as a monastic name by Benedictines, and in modern times entered wider usage as a given name among Roman Catholics in continental Europe. '' Béda'' is an unrelated Hungarian feminine given name. ''Beda'' is also an unrelated Russian surname (from , "trouble, misery").


Given name

* Beda (Beda Venerabilis, the Venerable Bede) (672/3–735), Anglo-Saxon monk and historian * Beda Angehrn (born Johann Konrad, 1725–1796), prince-abbot of Saint Gall * Bede Clifford (1890–1969), British colonial administrator and diplomat * Beda Dudík (1815–1890), Benedictine Moravian historian *
Bede Durbidge Bede Durbidge (born 23 February 1983) is an Australian professional surfer competing on the World Surf League World Tour. Durbo, Bej and The White Fijian are his nicknames. Life Bede Durbidge was born in Brisbane, Queensland and grew up in ...
(born 1983), Australian surfer * Bede Jarrett (1881–1934) Dominican friar, Provincial of the English Dominicans, and founder of Blackfriars Priory, Oxford University. * Beda Stjernschantz (1867–1910), Finnish symbolist painter * Beda Weber (1798–1859), German writer * Beda Tumukwatse (2000-present), IT Specialist and Academician


Surname

* Bartosz Beda, Polish contemporary artist * Leonid Beda (1923–1995), Soviet Army officer *
Slavko Beda Slavko Beda (17 October 1919 – 8 June 1975) was a Croatian footballer who played internationally for the Croatia national team.
(1919–1975), Croatian footballer * Pedro Beda (born 1989), Brazilian footballer


Pseudonym

*pen name of
Fritz Löhner-Beda Fritz Löhner-Beda (24 June 1883 – 4 December 1942), born Bedřich Löwy, was an Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer. Once nearly forgotten, many of his songs and tunes remain popular today. He was murdered in Auschwitz III Monowitz conce ...
(1883–1942), short form of his given name ''Bedřich''.


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