44 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
the name a corruption from Betsie River and Point, which were originally called 
An. i /Ires Scies, a French form meaning "at the snouts of the sawfish." 
Benzonia; village in Benzie County, Michigan, named from the Hebrew, meaning 
"sons of light," by the Rev. J. B. Walker, member of a company formed to 
found a college where poor students could be educated; the college was built 
upon the spot where the village now stands. 
Beowawe; post-office in Eureka County, Nevada, said to be from an Indian word 
meaning "gate," so named from the peculiar shape of the hills at this point, 
which gives the effect of an open gateway up the valley to the canyon beyond. 
Berea; towns in Adair County, Iowa, Madison County, Kentucky, and Cuyahoga 
County, Ohio, named from the ancient city in Macedonia. 
Berenda; town in Madera County, California. A Spanish word meaning "ante- 
lope," so applied because the country was overrun with antelope. 
Beresford; lake in Florida, named for an early English proprietor. 
Berg-; village in Sutter County, California, so named from its location in the moun- 
tains. From the German, meaning "mountain." 
Bergen; county in New Jersey, named from Bergen Point. 
Bergen Point; post village of Hudson County, New Jersey, named by colonists 
from Bergen, Norway. 
Bergholtz; village in Niagara County, New York, named for the town in Prussia. 
Bering-; sea and strait lying between Alaska and Asia, named for the Dutch navi- 
gator, Ivan Ivanovitch Bering. 
Berkeley; city in Alameda County, California, named for Dean Berkley, Bishop 
of Cloyne. 
Berkeley; county in South Carolina, named for John Lord Berkeley, one of the 
original proprietors. 
j Berkeley; county in West Virginia; 
Berkeley Springs; town in Morgan County, West Virginia. Named for William 
I Berkeley, governor of Virginia in 1642. 
Berkley; town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, probably named for Dean Berk- 
ley, Bishop of Cloyne, though some authorities say for James and William 
Berkley, members of the Privy Council. 
Berkley; town in Norfolk County, Virginia, named for a prominent family of land 
holders. 
Berks; county in Pennsylvania, named from the county of Berks in England. 
Berkshire; county in Massachusetts, named from Berkshire, England. Several 
towns in the country are named from the same. 
Berlin; thirty-seven post-offices in the United States bear the name of the city in 
Germany. 
Bermuda; villages in Conecuh County, Alabama, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Marion County, South Carolina, and Knox 
County, Tennessee; named from the group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean 
which were named for the Spanish discoverer, Juan Bermudez. 
I Bern; towns in Adams County, Indiana, and Albany County, New York; 
Bernville; borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Named from the town of 
Bern in Switzerland. 
Bernal; suburb of San Francisco, California. A Spanish word meaning "vernal," 
"green." 
Bernalillo; county in New Mexico, named from the town on the Rio Grande. A 
Spanish-Christian name, meaning "little Bernal." 
Bernalillo; town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, settled by descendents of 
Bernal Diaz del Castillo, who was associated with Cortez in the conquest of 
Mexico. 
