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Bernard
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bernard
English
Alternative forms
surname en Barnard
Etymology
en enm Bernard, from en fro Bernard, fro Bernart, from en la-med Bernardus, probably from en frk *Bernhard (cognate with goh Bernhart, ang Beornheard), from en gem-pro *Bernuharduz, equivalent to en bear -ard 1. Popularized by medieval European saints.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɜːnəd/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bernard.wav Southern England
en /bəɹˈnɑɹd/ GA
en ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)d UK ɑː(ɹ)d US 2
Proper noun
en male Germanic languages.
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 patronymics.
Derived terms
en Bernard-Soulier syndrome Bernardian Bernardine Bernardston
Related terms
en Bernadette Bernie
Translations
male given name
Albanian: sq Benárd m sq Bernárd m, sq Bernhárd m, sq Binárd m, sq Birnárd m
Basque: eu Beñat
Bengali: bn বার্নার্ড
Catalan: ca Bernat m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 班拿特 baan1 naa4 dak6
Mandarin: cmn 伯納德 Bónàdé, cmn 伯爾納鐸 Bó'ěrnàduó Catholic
Czech: cs Bernard m
Danish: da Bernhard c, da Bernt c
Dutch: nl Bernaart m
Esperanto: eo Bernardo
French: fr Bernard m
Middle French: frm Bernard m
Old French: fro Bernard m, fro Bernart m
Georgian: ka ბერნარდი
German: de Bernhard m, de Bernd m
Greek: el Βερνάρδος m
Hungarian: hu Bernát
Icelandic: is Bernharður m
Irish: ga Bearnárd m
Italian: it Bernardo m
Latin: la Bernardus m
Lombard: lmo Bernard m
Māori: mi Perenata
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Bernhard m, nb Bernt m
Nynorsk: nn Bernhard m, nn Bernt m
Occitan: oc Bernat m
Polish: pl Bernard m
Portuguese: pt Bernardo m
Russian: ru Берна́рд m
Spanish: es Bernardo m
Swedish: sv Bernhard c
Vietnamese: vi Bênađô
Walloon: wa Biernåd m
Anagrams
en abdenrr barn red Brander brander Bradner re-brand rebrand
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb en Bernard, from ceb gem.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Germanic languages
2016 — Genosas, Rolando F., Makiangayon ang Langit (08 August), Sugilanon, Kalingawan, SuperBalita
ceb “Oo, Berto. Ug ako si Bernard, imong amahan,” paila sa lalake.
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an
cs male Bernard
Declension
m.an
French
bernard-l'ermite
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Bernard.oga Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Bernard.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Bernard.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Bernard.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
m
fr male Bernard
fr patronymics
German
Alternative forms
de Bernhard Bernhardt Bernhart
Etymology
de goh Bernhart, from de goh bero (“bear”, cf. de Bär), + de goh hart (“hard, strong”, cf. 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, Bernard, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands Ultimately from de gem-pro *Bernuharduz.
Proper noun
m
de male Old High German
Proper noun
surname
de given names
References
Polish
pl:+ (imię)
Pronunciation
Pl-Bernard.ogg
Proper noun
m-pr
pl male Bernard
Declension
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Bèrnard
Proper noun
Bèrnard m-an
sh male
Declension
sh
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
sk /ˈbɛrnard/
Proper noun
m-pr
sk male Bernard
Declension
m-pr name
Further reading