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Bernie
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English
Pronunciation
en /bɜːni/ UK
en /ˈbɝni/ GenAm
en Berney Burney Burnie burnie burny
en ɜː(ɹ)ni 2
Etymology 1
male From en Bernard -ie diminutive.
female From en Bernadette -ie diminutive or en Bernice -ie diminutive.
Proper noun
s
en unisex.
en male Bernard also used as a formal given name.
en 1992 w:Thomas Keneally Woman of the Inner Sea 18–19 Plume 1994 0452271770 A similar arrangement was made for her son Bernard, named in honor of the great Carthusian mystic (at least, that is what Jim Gaffney would softly tell Mrs. Kozinski) and of Bernie Astor, the publicist.
en Chris Cillizza Why Joe Biden starts as the general election front-runner w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/joe-biden-donald-trump-general-election 2020-04-08 With Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decision to end his campaign on Wednesday, it’s now official: Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic presidential nominee this fall. https://web.archive.org/web/20250813091754/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/politics/joe-biden-donald-trump-general-election 13 August 2025
en female Bernice,Bernadette.
1864 Mary Andrews Denison, Out of Prison, Graves and Young (1864), pages 21-22:
To catch a nearer view of the coming ship, now much larger than the mere speck it had at first appeared, little Bernice, or Bernie, as she was most lovingly called at home, had moved far in advance of her mother, till now she stood quite near to the edge of the wharf.
Derived terms
en Berner Bernie bro BernieCare Berniecrat Bernista feel the Bern
Related terms
en Bern Berner
Etymology 2
en :af Bernese -ie<id:diminutive> + 1
Noun
en informal A Bernese mountain dog.
Anagrams
en beeinr Beirne berine
East Central German
Proper noun
gmw-ecg proper noun m
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch gmw-ecg male Bernhardt
Further reading
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