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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''. 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 Bede ( ; ang, Bǣda , ; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, The Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable ( la, Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk at the monastery of St Peter and its companion monastery of St Paul in the Kingdom o ...

(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 Beda František Dudík (29 January 1815, Kojetín – 18 January 1890, Rajhrad) was a historian and Benedictines, Benedictine monk in the Rajhrad Monastery. Life After studying at the philosophical school at Brno he attended the University of Olom ...

(1815–1890), Benedictine Moravian historian * Bede Durbidge (born in 1983), Australian surfer *

Bede Jarrett Bede Jarrett OP (22 August 1881 – 17 March 1934) was an English Dominican friar and Catholic priest who was also a noted historian and author. Known for works including ''Mediæval Socialism'' and ''The Emperor Charles IV'', Jarrett also foun ...

(1881–1934) Dominican friar, Provincial of the English Dominicans, and founder of Blackfriars Priory, Oxford University. *

Beda Stjernschantz Beda Maria Stjernschantz (10 December 1867 — 28 May 1910) was one of the first Finnish symbolist painters, whose main creative period was during the 1890s' '' fin de siècle'' epoch. Beda Stjernschantz was born in Porvoo to ( Blidberg) an ...

(1867–1910), Finnish symbolist painter *

Beda Weber Johann Chrysanth "Beda" Weber (26 October 1798 – 28 February 1859) was a German Benedictine professor, author, and member of the Frankfurt Parliament. Biography Weber was born at Lienz, Tyrol, quite talented, completing high-school coursework ...

(1798–1859), German writer

Surname

Bartosz Beda Bartosz Beda is a Polish contemporary artist living and working in the United States. Work Beda has been showing nationally and internationally. He has participated in many group shows in Poland, Germany, Spain, United States, United Kingdom and C ...

, Polish contemporary artist *

Leonid Beda Leonid Ignatyevich Beda (russian: Леони́д Игна́тьевич Беда́; 16 August 1920 – 26 December 1976) was a ground-attack squadron commander in the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War who went on to become a Lieutenan ...

(1923–1995), Soviet Army officer * Slavko Beda (1919–1975), Croatian footballer *

Pedro Beda Pedro Henrique Nogueira Beda (born March 5, 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who plays in Spain, as a forward for Arosa SC. Club career Born in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Beda joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2002, aged 13, after starting ...

(born 1989), Brazilian footballer

Pseudonym

*pen name of Fritz Löhner-Beda (1883–1942), short form of his given name ''Bedřich''.

References

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