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Bernard

About the Name

The name Bernard sparks curiosity due to its unique sound and special meaning. Many people seek to better understand the origin, meaning, and history of names, whether to name a baby, create a character, or simply out of cultural interest. On this site, we gather complete information about the name Bernard, including its etymology, possible variations in other languages, gender, usage in different cultures, and, when possible, famous people who bear it.

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Name Origin and History

FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMANIC, POLISH, CROATIAN, DUTCH, CZECH, SLOVENIAN

Name Meaning

DERIVED FROM THE OLD GERMAN ELEMENT BERN “BEAR” COMBINED WITH HART “HARD, FIRM, BRAVE, HARDY”. THE NORMANS BROUGHT HIM TO ENGLAND, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE OLD ENGLISH COGNATE BEORNHEARD. THIS WAS THE NAME OF SEVERAL SAINTS, INCLUDING SAINT BERNARD DE MENTHON, WHO BUILT HOSPICES IN THE SWISS ALPS IN THE TENTH CENTURY, AND SAINT BERNARD DE CLAIRVAUX, A TWELFTH -CENTURY THEOLOGIAN AND A DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. OTHER FAMOUS BEARERS INCLUDE THE IRISH PLAYWRIGHT AND ESSAYIST GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950) AND THE FIELD MARSHAL OF BRITISH WORLD WAR II BERNARD MONTGOMERY (1887-1976).

Name Numerology

According to numerology, the lucky number of the name Bernard is 8, associated with ambition, materialism and power of achievement.

This number was obtained by adding the numerical values of each letter in the name (35) and reducing it to a single digit.

Name Gender

Male

Famous People

  • Artur Bernardes (8768) (Personality) - Positivism and Evolutionism A favorable biography in the Historical and Geographic Institute of Minas Gerais from which Bernardes and patron of a chair states
  • Bernardo de Claraval (Personality) - QUOTSAO BERNARDOQUOT redirects to this article to other meanings see Sao Bernardo disambiguration Bernardo de Claraval in Frances Bernard de Clairvaux
  • Bernard futebolista (Personality) - Bernard Nicício Caldeira Duarte Belo Horizonte September 8, 1992 and a Brazilian footballer who acts as a tip or meocampist currently defends
  • George Bernard Shaw (Personality) - Files about George Bernard Shaw Profile in the Official Sitio of the 1925 Nobel Prize in English George Bernard Shaw No IMDB Biography No Net Know History
  • Bernardo Blanco (Personality) - Consulted on April 15, 2022 Biography wwwParlationpt consulted on June 21, 2024 OS230 Bernardo Blanco The 230 The 230 Consulted
  • Bernard Cornwell (Writer) - Bernard Cornwell obe London February 23, 1944 and one of today’s most important British writers already published more than 40 books and
  • Bernard Arnault (Director) - Bernard Jean Etienne Arnault Stole 5 of Marco, 1949 and a French businessman current president and executive director of LVMH the largest articles company
  • Bernard Edwards (Singer) - Bernard Edwards Greenville October 31, 1952 Tokyo April 18, 1996 was a composer singer and American music producer and producer
  • Bernard Alliot (Writer) - Bernard Alliot Brittany Chateaubriant 1936 Paris 1998 was a French writer born in Brittany initially apprentice at the shipyards of Saintnazaire
  • Jessie Bernard (Personality) - Jessie Shirley Bernard 1903 1996 was an American sociologist and known for her work on marriage family status of women works

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