Why is a pear called a pear if?

there's only one??????????
Why is a pear called a pear if?
From Wiktionary:



Etymology ~ Old English pere, common West Germanic, from Vulgar Latin *pira, feminine singular of pira, plural of pirum, pear



While you're at, why not wonder why a bear is called a bear if it's got fur (and, therefore, isn't bare)?
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Probably named from a different language
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