Brienzerin

Brienzerin is a feminine demonym in German used to refer to a woman from Brienz, a municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The corresponding masculine form is Brienzer, and the feminine plural is Brienzerinnen.

Brienz sits on the north shore of Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland, near Interlaken. The term Brienzerin signals origin rather than a separate community identity, and it is used in ordinary speech and writing to describe a person’s origin.

In German, demonyms are typically formed by adding the suffix -in to the place name for feminine forms; Brienzerin follows this pattern from Brienz. The plural Brienzerinnen refers to groups of women from Brienz. In everyday language, one may simply say “eine Frau aus Brienz” if the specific demonym is not needed.

As a local demonym, the term is most common in Swiss German contexts and within the region; outside of this context it is less frequently encountered. There are no official titles or organizations tied to the term itself; it is a neutral descriptive label for residents.