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* [[John Henry Bernard]] (1860 - 1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin |
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Pronunciation | bur-NAHRD (US), BER-nəd (UK) |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Germanic |
Meaning | "Strong" or "Brave" as a bear |
Region of origin | Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Bernie, Barnard, Bearnárd, Bernardo, Beñat, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernadette |
The masculine given name Bernard is of Germanic origin.[1]
The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear".[2] Bern- is the old form of bear from West Germanic *beran-.[3]
St. Bernard of Menthon is the patron saint of mountaineers after whom the St. Bernard dog used in mountain rescue work is named.[4] The feminine given name from the same cognate is Bernadine or Bernadette. Nicknames include Barney (masculine), Bernie (unisex), Bern (masculine), and Benny (masculine). Bernard is also a common surname.
Uses
The following people and items share the name Bernard.
First name
- Bernard Muyomba, African core scientist in networks and network security
- Bernard (bishop of Carlisle) (died 1214), 13th century Catholic bishop
- Bernard (Bishop of Gaeta)
- Bernard (son of Charles the Fat)
- Bernard (Bishop of St David's)
- Bernard Baruch, American financier and political adviser
- Bernard Berrian, American football player
- Bernard Blaut, Polish football (soccer) player
- Bernard Boursicot, on whom the play M. Butterfly was based
- Bernard Butler (born 1970), musician
- Bernard of Calvo, 13th-century saint and Bishop of Vich
- Bernard of Carinola, 12th-century saint and Bishop of Carinola
- Bernard Cerquiglini, a French linguist
- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century monk and leader of the Cistercians
- Bernard of Cluny, 12th century Benedictine monk
- Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667), Franciscan blessed
- Bernard Ebbers, Fraudster who engineered an accounting fraud at WorldCom while he was its CEO
- Bernard Fanning, Australian singer (Powderfinger)
- Bernard T. Feld, 20th century physicist and anti-nuclear activist
- Bernard Fox (Irish republican), Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Bernard Freeman, birth name of American rapper Bun B
- Bernard Freyberg, New Zealand's most famous soldier and General of WW2
- Bernard Gui, 14th century inquisitor
- Bernard Hinault, French cyclist, five time winner of the Tour de France
- Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer
- Bernard Lagat, Kenyan-American distance runner
- Bernie Mac (born Bernard McCullough), comedian and actor
- Bernard Madoff (born 1938), American stock broker who engineered a $65 billion Ponzi scheme
- Bernard Malamud, American writer
- Bernard Manning (1930 – 2007), English stand-up comedian
- Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer, founder of Bernard Matthews Limited
- Bernard Montgomery, English military officer
- Bernard of Menthon, 10th century monk, namesake of the Great St. Bernard Pass and the St. Bernard dog
- Bernard of Quintavalle, companion of St. Francis of Assisi
- Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Brazilian volleyball player
- Bernard Sachs, American neurologist
- Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont
- Bernard Schuiteman, Dutch football (soccer) player
- Bernard Spilsbury (1877 - 1947), English pathologist
- George Bernard Shaw, usually referred to as "Bernard Shaw", Irish playwright, critic, and essayist
- Bernard Sumner (born 1956), musician
- Bernard Tapie, French politician
- Bernie Taupin, songwriter and collaborator with Elton John
Surname
- Alain Bernard, French swimmer
- Carlos Bernard, American actor
- Catherine Bernard (1662–1712), French novelist
- Cheryl Bernard, Canadian curler
- Claude Bernard, French physiologist
- Crystal Bernard, American actress
- Dave Bernard (American football), former NFL player
- David Bernard (cricketer), West Indian cricketer
- David Bernard (orchestra conductor), American conductor, pianist and clarinetist
- Émile Bernard, French painter
- Émile Bernard (composer), French composer and organist
- Francis Bernard, French artist
- Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine actress
- Jeffrey Bernard, English journalist
- John Henry Bernard (1860 - 1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin
- Marvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo
- Michel Bernard, French public servant
- Oliver Percy Bernard, English architect and scenic designer
- Tristan Bernard, French playwright & novelist
Fictional characters
- Bernard (TV shorts), the polar bear from the animation series Bernard
- Bernard, a mouse from the The Rescuers books and films
- Bernard, the Sea Hag's pet vulture in the Popeye comics/cartoons
- Bernard Beasley, a character from the children's programme Bernard's Watch
- Bernard Bernoulli, a character from Maniac Mansion
- Bernard Black, a character from Black Books
- Bernard Marx from Brave New World
- Bernard Nadler, a character from the television show Lost
- Bernard the Arch-elf, The Head elf from Disney's Santa Clause Movies
- Bernard Wiseman, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
- Bernard Woolley, a character from Yes Minister
- Bernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: Nursie
- Bernard the Bee Boy, a boy raised by bees seen in two commercials for Honey Comb cereal
- Bernarda Alba, the mother in Federico García Lorca's drama, La casa de Bernarda Alba
- Bernard Mickey Wrangle, an explosive character from Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
- Bernardo, Zorro's companion
Companies
- Société des Avions Bernard, 1920s French aircraft manufacturer
- Bernard, an Illinois Tool Works company
References
- ^ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980. p. 38, New completed edition by Marie-Thérèse Morlet.
- ^ name="ancestry">"Name Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press 1993. p. 36.
- ^ name="ancestry"