Bernard

• (surname): Barnard

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːnəd/

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

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.

• barn red, Brander, brander, Bradner, re-brand, rebrand

From English Bernard, from Germanic.

Bernard

1. a male given name from English

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bernard.

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Bernard

Wikipedia ^cs

• IPA^(key):

Bernard m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁ.naʁ/

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Bernard m

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

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Bernard (imię)

Wikipedia ^pl

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛr.nart/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrnart
• Syllabification: Ber‧nard

Bernard m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

• Bernard in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrnard/

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

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

• “Bernard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024