Bernie

English

Etymology

• (male): From Bernard +‎ -ie.
• (female): From Bernadette +‎ -ie or Bernice +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝni/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ni

Proper noun

Bernie (plural Bernies)

1. A unisex given name
   1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, also used as a formal given name.
      • 1992, Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume, published 1994, →ISBN, 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 diminutive of the female given names Bernice or Bernadette.
      • 1864 Mary Andrews Denison, Out of Prison, Graves and Young (1864), pages 21-22:

        To catch a nearer view of the coming ship, now much larger than the mere speck it had at first appeared, little Bernice, or Bernie, as she was most lovingly called at home, had moved far in advance of her mother, till now she stood quite near to the edge of the wharf.

Derived terms

• Berner
• Bernie bro
• BernieCare
• Berniecrat
• Bernista
• feel the Bern

 

Related terms

• Bern
• Berner

 

Anagrams

• Beirne, berine

East Central German

Proper noun

Bernie m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Bernhardt

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22: