Vitus Behring vs Bering

Vitus Behring and Bering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Vitus Behring	Yes	No	No	No
Bering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Vitus Behring and Bering are synonyms defined as:

Vitus Behring and Bering: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)

Other synonyms of Vitus Behring include Behring, Vitus Bering.

Vitus Behring (noun)	Bering (noun)
Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)	Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)