I’d love ideas of names that mean or are related to bears.
The ones I know are [name_u]Auberon[/name_u], [name_m]Orson[/name_m] and [name_m]Bernard[/name_m].
T.I.A
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[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “Teddy”
[name_f]My[/name_f] son’s middle name, [name_m]Húni[/name_m], means bear cub.
There’s also:
[name_m]Arcturus[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
Ber (Yiddish, meaning bear)
[name_m]Dov[/name_m] (Hebrew, meaning bear)
[name_m]Björn[/name_m]
[name_m]Humphrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Otso[/name_m] (bear in Finnish)
Urs
[name_m]Vetle[/name_m] (Norwegian, from Old Norse Vetrliði, “bear that has lived one winter”)
Bassi (Icelandic, “bear” or "big animal)
Nalle (Swedish, “teddy bear”)
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[name_u]Armel[/name_u]
[name_m]Bearchán[/name_m]
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[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Arcturus[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
Ursul / Ursulus
[name_u]Armel[/name_u]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
Paddington - might be childish
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] - after Winnie-the-Pooh
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Orsino[/name_m]
[name_f]Kallisto[/name_f] - turned into a bear in Greek mythology, but traditionally feminine
Arcadius
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[name_m]Arash[/name_m]
Adalbern
[name_u]Kodiak[/name_u] (as in, [name_u]Kodiak[/name_u] bears)
[name_m]Beowulf[/name_m]
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[name_m]Berend[/name_m] - means strong, brave as a bear.
Alfbern - elf bear
[name_m]Swithin[/name_m] - variation of [name_m]Swithun[/name_m] where ‘hun’ comes from bear cub as with [name_m]Húni[/name_m] as @Rosebeth says.
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@Rosebeth How do you pronounce Húni? Is it like This?
Thank you to everyone that commented for all the suggestions! Love Arcturus, Bernard, Björn, Kodiak, Otso, Orson.
Now to see what may fit in the combo 
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] and [name_u]Macarthur[/name_u]. Also, just [name_u]Bear[/name_u]!
Not quite. It’s pronounced HOO-nih (with a short ih, as in kiss)
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I love [name_m]Orson[/name_m] and [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]! Also [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] 
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