Rebecca Behrens: Hello. My name is Rebecca Behrens. Behrens is a medieval German name, and Behr, B-E-H-R is the German word for bear, like the animal. Some people say that Behrens is the combination of the words for bear and brave. But when I was growing up my dad always told me that Behrens meant, "Cave of the Bears." I like thinking that my name means that my family comes from a place with animals and nature.