Bernhard

English Etymology en de -, en nl -, en da -, en sv -, en no -, and Jewish surname, from an old en gem - name composed of gem-pro *bernuz bear + gem-pro *harduz hardy, brave. Compare en Bernard, en Barnard, en Barnhard, en Barnhart, en Benhardt. Proper noun en. Derived terms en Bernhardian Danish Proper noun da male Bernard Related terms da Bernt Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Bernhardsson Bernhardsdóttir Declension Bernhard Bernhard Bernhardi Bernhards German Alternative forms de Bernard de Bernhardt de Bernhart Etymology From 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, Bernhard, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands Ultimately from de gem-pro *Bernuharduz. Pronunciation de De-Bernhard.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m de male Old High German Bernard. Derived terms de Bernd Related terms de Bernadette Proper noun surname de given names References Norwegian Proper noun no proper noun no male Bernard Related terms no Bernt Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Bernhard.wav Proper noun c sv male Bernard Related terms sv Bernt