Iorek, the polar bear from Northern Lights
Valemon, the polar bear from the Norwegian fairy tale White [name_m]Bear[/name_m] [name_m]King[/name_m] Valemon
Bjørn; Norwegian name literally meaning bear
I knew a guy in college name [name_m]Beau[/name_m] and he went by [name_m]Beau[/name_m] [name_m]Bear[/name_m] as a nn, sometimes just [name_m]Bear[/name_m].
You should use [name_m]Orson[/name_m]! It means bear cub!
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] also means [name_m]Bear[/name_m]!
[name_m]Benno[/name_m] means bear too! You could also do [name_f]Kodiak[/name_f], as a species of bear. But I agree with a previous poster, that you can name him whatever you want and just call him [name_m]Bear[/name_m]. I know lots of moms who refer to their kids as animals–bug, chicken, cricket, monster, etc. Obviously these terms of endearment have no relation to their actual names.
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[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] means bear as well.
I didn’t read all of the responses but we were thinking of using the nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m] with the name [name_m]Garrett[/name_m]. It’s a stretch, but we don’t want people calling him [name_u]Gary[/name_u] or [name_m]Gare[/name_m] and some might say [name_m]Gare[/name_m]-[name_m]Bear[/name_m] lovingly. So we thought just [name_m]Bear[/name_m] could work.