Is that true that Berlin from German is translated as a little bear?

Answer 1

Yes. The German word for "bear" is "Bär", often written as "ber" before spelling was considered important, and the suffix "-lein" or "-li" or "-lin" means something small.
But many people think the real origin of the name is a word for "swamp" in the local slavonic language before the German conquest in the 12th century.

Answer 2

The origin of the name "Berlin" is unknown but is most likely Slavic. A Slavic 'berla' meaning "marsh/swamp" has often been suggested.

It's a known fact that Brandenburg, the province that Berlin is located in, is a Germanized form of the Slavic name for the territory, "Brennabor."

Stories that relate "Berlin" to German bärin "little bear" are most likely false and are an example of what is known in linguistics as "folk etymology" much like the tale about the ancient Angles of England getting their name from St. Augustine who called them "angles" after he met a couple of Angle youths at a slave market. It makes an entertaining story but it's not true.

In the sixth century A.D., the Slavs penetrated deeply into both Eastern Europe and Germany. Their advance in Germany was finally halted about midway through Saxony and Brandenburg by the Franks, a powerful Germanic tribe living in nearby France.

Answer 3

you just made me realize something i think it does mean that cause the flag of the state of berlin has a bear on it. so i would imagine yea. very interesting thanks you kind of answered my question too hahah!!!