Bernard

Bernard

See also: bernard

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Barnard

Etymology

From Middle English Bernard, from Old French Bernard, Bernart, from Medieval Latin Bernardus, probably from Frankish *Bernhard (compare Old High German Bernhart, Old English Beornheard), from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz, equivalent to bear +‎ -ard. Popularized by medieval European saints.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːnəd/

• Audio (southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /bəɹˈnɑɹd/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɜːnəd, (US) -ɑː(ɹ)d

Proper noun

Bernard

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1992, Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume, published 1994, →ISBN, pages 18-19:

     A similar arrangement was made for her son Bernard, named in honor of the great Carthusian mystic (at least, that is what Jim Gaffney would softly tell Mrs. Kozinski) and of Bernie Astor, the publicist.

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Related terms

• Bernadette
• Bernie

 

Translations

male given name

Basque: Beñat (eu) Bengali: বার্নার্ড (barnarḍô) Catalan: Bernat (ca) Chinese: Cantonese: 班拿特 (baan1 naa4 dak6) Mandarin: 伯納德／伯纳德, 伯纳德 (Bónàdé) Danish: Bernhard, Bernt Dutch: Bernaart Esperanto: Bernardo French: Bernard (fr) Middle French: Bernard Old French: Bernart German: Bernhard (de), Bernd (de) Greek: Βερνάρδος (el) m (Vernárdos) Hungarian: Bernát (hu) Icelandic: Bernharður (is) Irish: Bearnárd Italian: Bernardo (it) Latin: Bernardus Maori: Perenata Norwegian: Bernhard (no), Bernt (no) Occitan: Bernat m Old English: Beornheard Polish: Bernard (pl) Portuguese: Bernardo (pt) Russian: Берна́рд (ru) m (Bernárd) Spanish: Bernardo (es) Swedish: Bernhard (sv) Vietnamese: Bênađô Walloon: Biernåd (wa)

Anagrams

• Brander, brander, rebrand

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Bernard, from Germanic.

Proper noun

Bernard

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bernard.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrnart]

Proper noun

Bernard m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

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French

See also: bernard-l'ermite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.naʁ/

• Audio (Paris)

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Proper noun

Bernard m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛr.nart/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrnart
• Syllabification: Ber‧nard

Proper noun

Bernard m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Declension

Declension of Bernard

	singular	plural
nominative	Bernard	Bernardzi
genitive	Bernarda	Bernardów
dative	Bernardowi	Bernardom
accusative	Bernarda	Bernardów
instrumental	Bernardem	Bernardami
locative	Bernardzie	Bernardach
vocative	Bernardzie	Bernardzi

Further reading

• Bernard in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrnard/

Proper noun

Bernard m (genitive singular Bernarda, nominative plural Bernardovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Declension

Declension of Bernard

	singular	plural
nominative	Bernard	Bernardovia
genitive	Bernarda	Bernardov
dative	Bernardovi	Bernardom
accusative	Bernarda	Bernardov
locative	Bernardovi	Bernardoch
instrumental	Bernardom	Bernardmi

Further reading

• Bernard in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk