Bernard

See also bernard

English

Etymology

Germanic Bernhard, ber(n) "bear" + hard "brave, strong". Popularized by medieval European saints.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbɜːnəd/ X-SAMPA: /"b3:n@d/
• (US) IPA: /bəɻˈnɑɻd/ X-SAMPA: /b3`"nA:`d/

Proper noun

Bernard

1. A male given name.
   • 1992 Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume (1994), ISBN 0452271770, pages 18-19:

     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.

2. A patronymic surname.

Translations

male given name

• Bengali: বার্নার্ড (bn)
• Catalan: Bernat (ca)
• Esperanto: Bernardo (eo)
• French: Bernard (fr)

  Old French: Bernart

  Middle French: Bernard

• German: Bernhard (de)
• Italian: Bernardo (it)
• Norwegian: Bernhard (no)
• Portuguese: Bernardo (pt)
• Spanish: Bernardo (es)
• Swedish: Bernhard (sv)
• Walloon: Biernåd (wa)

Related terms

• Bernadette
• Bernie

Anagrams

• brander
• rebrand

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Czech

Wikipedia ^cs

Proper noun

Bernard m

1. A male given name, cognate to Bernard.

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French

Proper noun

Bernard m

1. A male given name, cognate to English Bernard.
2. A patronymic surname.