Bernard

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This article is about the name. For other uses, see Bernard (disambiguation).
Bernard
Stained glass St Bernard MNMA Cl3273.jpg
Pronunciation mainly UK: /ˈbɜːrnərd/ or /ˈbɜːrnəd/
mainly US: /bərˈnɑːrd/[1]
French: [bɛʁ.naʁ]
Dutch: [ˈbɛrnɑrt]
Gender masculine
Origin
Word/name West Germanic
Meaning Brave as a bear
Region of origin medieval Europe
Other names
Related names Bernie, Barnard, Bernardas, Bearnárd, Bernardo, Beñat, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernd, Bernadetta, Bernadette, Berend

Bernard (Bernhard) is a French and West Germanic masculine given name.[2]

The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy".[3] Its native Old English reflex was Beornheard, which was replaced by the French form Bernard that was brought to England after the Norman conquest. The name Bernhard was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers.[4] Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France.[5]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname Bernard were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany (1:16,397), 1.2% of Jamaica (1:595), 1.1% of Ghana (1:6,179), 1.0% of England (1:13,691) and 1.0% of Madagascar (1:6,098).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:392) in the following regions:[6]

List of people with the name

The following people and items share the name Bernard.

Given name

Catholic saints

Medieval

Modern

Surname

Fictional characters

Given name

Surname

  • Andy Bernard, character on the United States television series The Office

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980. p. 38, New completed edition by Marie-Thérèse Morlet.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press 1993. p. 36.
  4. ↑ Die Kosenamen der Germanen: Eine Studie, Franz Stark, 1868 (German)
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Bernard surname distribution
  7. ↑ Bernard (TV series)

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