Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Bering has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:
Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
To encircle (something) with a ring or some other circular object (such as a shackle).
An element of various place names in the geographical region between the northeastern extreme of Russia and the U.S. state of Alaska.