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Bernhardt
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English
Etymology
en de -, en da -, en sv -, en no -, and Jewish surname, variant of en Bernhard.
Compare en Barnard, en Barnhardt, en Barnhart.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Derived terms
en Bernhardt-Roth syndrome Bernhardtian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Bernhardt is the 4860th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7253 individuals. Bernhardt is most common among White (93.81%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en abdehnrrt Brandreth brandreth
German
Alternative forms
de Bernard
de Bernhard
de Bernhart
Etymology
From de gmh Bernhart, from de goh Bernhart, from de gmw-pro *Bernuhardu, ultimately from de gem-pro *Bernuharduz.
Equivalent to goh bero bear (modern de Bär) + goh hart hard, strong (modern de hart). A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bernard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. Heuser, Rita, Bernhardt, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands
Pronunciation
de De-Bernhardt.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Old High German Bernard.
Proper noun
surname
de given names
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