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I have just found out that my cousin’s boyfriend's full name is Bernardin! Everyone calls him Din and I always thought that his full name was just Dino.
I have seen Bernard and Bernardo, but never this form. Is anyone familiar with it or has any info about usage?
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I have seen Bernard and Bernardo, but never this form. Is anyone familiar with it or has any info about usage?
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Bernardin (in the form Bernardino) is usual in Spanish and especially in Italian, because of the devotion to saint Bernardin of Siena (1380-1444), franciscan (name day May 20th).
The use of the name, originally a diminutive form with the diminutive suffix -ino, is documented in Italy since the Early Middle Ages (5th c.-11th c.) in the Latinized form Bernardinus.
The use of the name, originally a diminutive form with the diminutive suffix -ino, is documented in Italy since the Early Middle Ages (5th c.-11th c.) in the Latinized form Bernardinus.
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Thank you!
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