Bernard

Bernard
Pronunciation	/bɜːrnɑːrd/(US); /bɛrnəd/, /bærnɑːrd/ (UK, the latter esp. Scotland); French: [bɛʁ.naʁ]; Dutch: [ˈbɛrnɑrt]
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, Berend

The masculine given name Bernard and its variations are of West Germanic origin.^[1]

The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy/brave/strong", or "hardy/brave/strong as a bear".^[2] Bern- is the old form of bear, from West Germanic *beran-.^[3]

The name was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers, where the most common spelling was Bernhard.^[4]

Uses

The following people and items share the name Bernard.

Given name

Bernard (bishop of Carlisle) (died 1214), 13th-century Catholic bishop
Bernard (bishop of Gaeta) (died c. 1040),
Bernard (son of Charles the Fat) (died c. 890), Duke of Alemannia
Bernard (bishop of St David's) (1115–1148)
Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte, known simply as "Bernard", Brazilian footballer
Bernard Baruch (1870–1965), American financier and political adviser
Bernard Berrian (born 1980), American football player
Bernard Blaut (1940–2007), Polish football (soccer) player
Bernard Boursicot (born 1944), on whom the play M. Butterfly was based
Bernard Butler (born 1970), English musician
Bernard of Calvo, 13th-century saint and Bishop of Vich
Bernard Caprasse (born 1949), Belgian politician
Bernard of Carinola (died 1109), 12th-century saint and Bishop of Carinola
Bernard Cerquiglini (born 1947), French linguist
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153), 12th-century monk and leader of the Cistercians
Bernard of Cluny, 12th-century Benedictine monk
Bernard of Corleone (1605–1667), Franciscan blessed
Bernard Cribbins (born 1928), English children's TV personality, actor and voice artist
Bernard Ebbers (born 1941), Fraudster who engineered an accounting fraud at WorldCom while he was its CEO
Bernie Ecclestone (born 1930), British business magnate and primary authority in Formula One
Bernard Edwards (American football) (born 1969), American football player
Bernard Fanning (born 1969), Australian singer (Powderfinger)
Bernard T. Feld (1919–1993), 20th century physicist and anti-nuclear activist
Bernard Fox (Irish republican) (born 1951), 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 World War II
Bernard Gui (c. 1260–1331), 14th century inquisitor
Bernard Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
Bernard Henry (born 1960), American football player
Bernard Hinault (born 1954), French cyclist, five time winner of the Tour de France
Bernard H. "Johnny" Rogers (1905-1977), American politician
Bernard Hopkins (born 1965), professional boxer
Bernard Lagat (born 1974), Kenyan-American distance runner
Bernard LeBas (born 1943), American pharmacist and politician
Bernie Mac (born Bernard McCullough, 1957–2008), comedian and actor
Bernard Madoff (born 1938), American stock broker who engineered a $65 billion Ponzi scheme
Bernard Malamud (1914–1986), American writer
Bernard Manning (1930–2007), English stand-up comedian
Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer, founder of Bernard Matthews Limited
Bernard McGinley, American judge
Bernard Ménétrel (1906-1947), French physician and advisor to Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.
Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), English military officer
Bernard of Menthon (c. 1020–1081), 10th-century monk, namesake of the Great St. Bernard Pass and the St. Bernard dog
Bernard of Quintavalle (died 1241), companion of St. Francis of Assisi
Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Brazilian volleyball player
Bernard Sachs (1858–1944), American neurologist
Bernie Sanders (born 1941), United States Senator from Vermont
Bernard Satenstein (1906-1959), American football player
Bernard Schuiteman (born 1973), Dutch football (soccer) player
Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947), English pathologist
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), usually referred to as "Bernard Shaw", Irish playwright, critic, and essayist
Bernard Sumner (born 1956), British musician
Bernard Tapie (born 1943), French politician
Bernie Taupin (born 1950), British songwriter and collaborator with Elton John
Bernard Tomic, Australian professional tennis player

Surname

Alain Bernard (born 1983), French swimmer
Carlos Bernard (born 1962), American actor
Catherine Bernard (1662–1712), French novelist
Cheryl Bernard (born 1966), Canadian curler
Claude Bernard (1813–1878), French physiologist
Crystal Bernard (born 1961), American actress
Dave Bernard (American football) (born 1912), former NFL player
David Bernard (cricketer) (born 1981), West Indian cricketer
David Bernard (orchestra conductor) (born 1964), American conductor, pianist and clarinetist
Ed Bernard (born 1939), American actor
Edward Bernard (born 1638), English scholar
Émile Bernard (1868–1941), French painter
Émile Bernard (composer) (1843–1902), French composer and organist
Francis Bernard (disambiguation), multiple people
Henry Boyle Bernard (1812–1895), Irish Conservative Party politician, MP for Bandon 1863–68
Henry Bernard, designer of the Palace of Europe, the seat of the Council of Europe
Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine actress
Inayat Bernard, Pakistani Catholic priest, current rector of St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Lahore, Pakistan
Jean-Pierre Bernard (born 1933), French actor
Jeffrey Bernard (1932–1997), English journalist
John Henry Bernard (1860–1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin
Léonce Bernard (1943–2013), Canadian politician
Lucas M. Bernard, American financial economist
Marvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo
Michel Bernard (disambiguation), multiple people
Oliver Bernard (1925–2013), English poet and translator
Oliver Percy Bernard (1881–1939), English architect and scenic designer
Raymond Bernard (1891 – 1977) French film director and screenwriter
Raymond W. Bernard (1903 – 1965) Early 20th-century American alternative health, esoteric writer, author, and mystic
Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), Louisiana politician
Tristan Bernard (1866–1947), French playwright & novelist
William Bernard (fl. 1849+), 19th-century sailor, miner and resident of San Francisco, better known as the "Barnacle Bill"
William Bayle Bernard (1807–1875), American-born London playwright and drama critic
William Smyth Bernard (1792–1863), Irish Conservative politician, MP for Bandon 1832–35 and 1857–63

Characters

Andy Bernard, character on the United States television series The Office
Bernard (TV shorts), the curious polar bear from the animation series Bernard^[5]
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
Bernard "Barney" Fife, deputy sheriff of Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show.
Giant Bernard, wrestling name of Matt Bloom
Bernard, a teacher with a mole.
Bernard Lowe, a character from Westworld

Places

Grand Rivers, Kentucky, United States, formerly known as Bernard

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 Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
^ T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press 1993. p. 36.
^ Die Kosenamen der Germanen: Eine Studie, Franz Stark, 1868 (German)
^ Bernard (TV series)

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[1] Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980. p. 38, New completed edition by Marie-Thérèse Morlet.

[ancestry-2] "Name Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.

[3] T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press 1993. p. 36.

[4] Die Kosenamen der Germanen: Eine Studie, Franz Stark, 1868 (German)

[5] Bernard (TV series)

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