Bernhardt

English

Etymology

German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Jewish surname, variant of Bernhard.

Compare Barnard, Barnhardt, Barnhart.

Proper noun

Bernhardt (plural Bernhardts)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Bernhardt-Roth syndrome

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bernhardt is the 4860^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7253 individuals. Bernhardt is most common among White (93.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bernhardt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.

Anagrams

• Brandreth, brandreth

German

Alternative forms

• Bernard
• Bernhard
• Bernhart

Etymology

From Middle High German Bernhart, from Old High German Bernhart, from Proto-West Germanic *Bernuhardu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz.

Equivalent to Old High German bero (“bear”) (modern Bär) + hart (“hard, strong”) (modern hart).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Bernhardt

1. a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Bernard.

Proper noun

Bernhardt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernhardts or (with an article) Bernhardt, feminine genitive Bernhardt, plural Bernhardts)

1. a surname transferred from the given name