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The masculine given name Bernard is of Germanic origin.
The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear". Bern- is the old form of bear from West Germanic *beran-.
St. Bernard of Menthon is the patron saint of mountaineers after whom the St. Bernard dog used in mountain rescue work is named. The feminine given name from the same cognate is Bernadine or Bernadette. Nicknames include Barney (masculine), Bernie (unisex), and Bern (masculine). Bernard is also a common surname.
Uses
The following people and items share the name Bernard.
First name
Bernard (bishop of Carlisle) (died 1214), 13th century Catholic bishopBernard (Bishop of Gaeta)Bernard (son of Charles the Fat)Bernard (Bishop of St David's)Bernard Baruch, American financier and political adviserBernard Berrian, American football playerBernard Blaut, Polish football (soccer) playerBernard Boursicot, on whom the play M. Butterfly was basedBernard Butler (born 1970), musicianBernard of Calvo, 13th-century saint and Bishop of VichBernard of Carinola, 12th-century saint and Bishop of CarinolaBernard Cerquiglini, a French linguistSaint Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century monk and leader of the CisterciansBernard of Cluny, 12th century Benedictine monkBernard of Corleone (1605-1667), Franciscan blessedBernard Ebbers, Fraudster who engineered an accounting fraud at WorldCom while he was its CEOBernard Fanning, Australian singer (Powderfinger)Bernard T. Feld, 20th century physicist and anti-nuclear activistBernard Fox (Irish republican), Provisional Irish Republican Army memberBernard Freeman, birth name of American rapper Bun BBernard Freyberg, New Zealand's most famous soldier and General of WW2Bernard Gui, 14th century inquisitorBernard Hinault, French cyclist, five time winner of the Tour de FranceBernard Hopkins, professional boxerBernard Lagat, Kenyan-American distance runnerBernie Mac (born Bernard McCullough), comedian and actorBernard Madoff (born 1938), American stock broker who engineered a $65 billion Ponzi schemeBernard Malamud, American writerBernard Manning (1930 – 2007), English stand-up comedianBernard Matthews, English turkey farmer, founder of Bernard Matthews LimitedBernard Montgomery, English military officerBernard of Menthon, 10th century monk, namesake of the Great St. Bernard Pass and the St. Bernard dogBernard of Quintavalle, companion of St. Francis of AssisiBernard Rajzman (born 1957), Brazilian volleyball playerBernard Sachs, American neurologistBernie Sanders, United States Senator from VermontBernard Schuiteman, Dutch football (soccer) playerBernard Spilsbury (1877 - 1947), English pathologistGeorge Bernard Shaw, usually referred to as "Bernard Shaw", Irish playwright, critic, and essayistBernard Sumner (born 1956), musicianBernard Tapie, French politicianBernie Taupin, songwriter and collaborator with Elton John Surname
Alain Bernard, French swimmerCarlos Bernard, American actorCatherine Bernard (1662–1712), French novelistCheryl Bernard, Canadian curlerClaude Bernard, French physiologistCrystal Bernard, American actressDave Bernard (American football), former NFL playerDavid Bernard (cricketer), West Indian cricketerDavid Bernard (orchestra conductor), American conductor, pianist and clarinetistÉmile Bernard, French painterÉmile Bernard (composer), French composer and organistJeffrey Bernard, English journalistJohn Henry Bernard (1860 - 1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of DublinMarvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name Tony YayoOliver Percy Bernard, English architect and scenic designerYohann Bernard, French breaststroke swimmer Fictional characters
Bernard (TV shorts), the polar bear from the animation series BernardBernard, a mouse from the The Rescuers books and filmsBernard, the Sea Hag's pet vulture in the Popeye comics/cartoonsBernard Beasley, a character from the children's programme Bernard's WatchBernard Bernoulli, a character from Maniac MansionBernard Black, a character from Black BooksBernard Marx from Brave New WorldBernard Nadler, a character from the television show LostBernard the Arch-elf, The Head elf from Disney's Santa Clause MoviesBernard Wiseman, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketBernard Woolley, a character from Yes MinisterBernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: NursieBernard the Bee Boy, a boy raised by bees seen in two commercials for Honey Comb cerealBernarda Alba, the mother in Federico García Lorca's drama, La casa de Bernarda AlbaBernard Mickey Wrangle, an explosive character from Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsBernardo, Zorro's companion Companies
Société des Avions Bernard, 1920s French aircraft manufacturerBernard, an Illinois Tool Works company
