Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /bəɹ.ˈnɑɹd/(American English) /ˈbɜː.nəd/(British English) /bɛʁ.naʁ/(French) /ˈbɛr.nɑrt/(Dutch) /ˈbɛr.nart/(Polish, Czech) BEHR-nart(Croatian) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Old German element bern "bear" combined with hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. This was the name of several saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon who built hospices in the Swiss Alps in the 10th century, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a 12th-century theologian and Doctor of the Church. Other famous bearers include the Irish playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and the British World War II field marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976).
Related Names
Feminine FormsBernadine(English) Bernadette, Bernardine(French) Berendina(Dutch) Bernarda(Croatian) Bernarda(Slovene)
Other Languages & CulturesBeñat(Basque) Bernat(Catalan) Bernhard, Bernt(Danish) Bent(Frisian) Bernhard, Benno, Bernd(German) Bernát(Hungarian) Berardo, Bernardo, Bernardino, Dino(Italian) Bernhard, Bernt(Norwegian) Bernuharduz(Old Germanic) Bernardo, Bernardino(Portuguese) Bernardo, Bernardino(Spanish) Bernhard, Bernt(Swedish)
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Name Days
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Czechia: August 20
France: August 20
Poland: January 19
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Vision of St Bernard (of Clairvaux) by Fra Bartolommeo (1504)Categories
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Sources & References
- Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 269.
