Bernard

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Gender Male Region of origin Europe		Word/name Germanic

Pronunciation /bɜːrnɑːrd/(US)/bɛərnəd/, /bɛərnɑːrd/ (UK, the latter esp. Scotland)French: [bɛʁ.naʁ]Dutch: [ˈbɛrnɑrt] Meaning "Strong" or "Brave" as a bear Related names Bernie, Barnard, Bearnárd, Bernardo, Beñat, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernadette, Berend

The masculine given name Bernard and its variations are of West Germanic origin.

The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy/brave/strong", or "hardy/brave/strong as a bear". Bern- is the old form of bear, from West Germanic *beran-.

The name was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers, where the most common spelling was Bernhard.

Uses

The following people and items share the name Bernard.

Given name

Bernard (bishop of Carlisle) (died 1214), 13th-century Catholic bishop

Bernard (bishop of Gaeta) (died c. 1040),

Bernard (son of Charles the Fat) (died c. 890), Duke of Alemannia

Bernard (bishop of St David's) (1115–1148)

Bernard Anício Caldeira Duarte, known simply as "Bernard", Brazilian footballer

Bernard Baruch (1870–1965), American financier and political adviser

Bernard Berrian (born 1980), American football player

Bernard Blaut (1940–2007), Polish football (soccer) player

Bernard Boursicot (born 1944), on whom the play M. Butterfly was based

Bernard Butler (born 1970), English musician

Bernard of Calvo, 13th-century saint and Bishop of Vich

Bernard Caprasse (born 1949), Belgian politician

Bernard of Carinola (died 1109), 12th-century saint and Bishop of Carinola

Bernard Cerquiglini (born 1947), French linguist

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153), 12th-century monk and leader of the Cistercians

Bernard of Cluny, 12th-century Benedictine monk

Bernard of Corleone (1605–1667), Franciscan blessed

Bernard Cribbins (born 1928), English children's TV personality, actor and voice artist

Bernard Ebbers (born 1941), Fraudster who engineered an accounting fraud at WorldCom while he was its CEO

Bernie Ecclestone (born 1930), British business magnate and primary authority in Formula One

Bernard Edwards (American football) (born 1969), American football player

Bernard Fanning (born 1969), Australian singer (Powderfinger)

Bernard T. Feld (1919–1993), 20th century physicist and anti-nuclear activist

Bernard Fox (Irish republican) (born 1951), Provisional Irish Republican Army member

Bernard Freeman, birth name of American rapper Bun B

Bernard Freyberg, New Zealand's most famous soldier and General of World War II

Bernard Gui (c. 1260–1331), 14th century inquisitor

Bernard Hall (disambiguation), multiple people

Bernard Henry (born 1960), American football player

Bernard Hinault (born 1954), French cyclist, five time winner of the Tour de France

Bernard H. "Johnny" Rogers (1905-1977), American politician

Bernard Hopkins (born 1965), professional boxer

Bernard of Kilwinning (d. c.1331), Scottish abbot and chancellor

Bernard Lagat (born 1974), Kenyan-American distance runner

Bernard LeBas (born 1943), American pharmacist and politician

Bernie Mac (born Bernard McCullough, 1957–2008), comedian and actor

Bernard Madoff (born 1938), American stock broker who engineered a $65 billion Ponzi scheme

Bernard Malamud (1914–1986), American writer

Bernard Manning (1930–2007), English stand-up comedian

Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer, founder of Bernard Matthews Limited

Bernard McGinley, American judge

Bernard Ménétrel (1906-1947), French physician and advisor to Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.

Bernard Montgomery (1887–1976), English military officer

Bernard of Menthon (c. 1020–1081), 10th-century monk, namesake of the Great St. Bernard Pass and the St. Bernard dog

Bernard of Quintavalle (died 1241), companion of St. Francis of Assisi

Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Brazilian volleyball player

Bernard Sachs (1858–1944), American neurologist

Bernie Sanders (born 1941), United States Senator from Vermont

Bernard Satenstein (1906-1959), American football player

Bernard Schuiteman (born 1973), Dutch football (soccer) player

Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947), English pathologist

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), usually referred to as "Bernard Shaw", Irish playwright, critic, and essayist

Bernard Sumner (born 1956), British musician

Bernard Tapie (born 1943), French politician

Bernie Taupin (born 1950), British songwriter and collaborator with Elton John

Bernard Tomic, Australian professional tennis player

Surname

Alain Bernard (born 1983), French swimmer

Carlos Bernard (born 1962), American actor

Catherine Bernard (1662–1712), French novelist

Cheryl Bernard (born 1966), Canadian curler

Claude Bernard (1813–1878), French physiologist

Crystal Bernard (born 1961), American actress

Dave Bernard (American football) (born 1912), former NFL player

David Bernard (cricketer) (born 1981), West Indian cricketer

David Bernard (orchestra conductor) (born 1964), American conductor, pianist and clarinetist

Ed Bernard (born 1939), American actor

Edward Bernard (born 1638), English scholar

Émile Bernard (1868–1941), French painter

Émile Bernard (composer) (1843–1902), French composer and organist

Francis Bernard (disambiguation), multiple people

Giovani Bernard, American football player

Henry Boyle Bernard (1812–1895), Irish Conservative Party politician, MP for Bandon 1863–68

Henry Bernard, designer of the Palace of Europe, the seat of the Council of Europe

Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine actress

Inayat Bernard, Pakistani Catholic priest, current rector of St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Lahore, Pakistan

Jean-Pierre Bernard (born 1933), French actor

Jeffrey Bernard (1932–1997), English journalist

John Henry Bernard (1860–1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin

Léonce Bernard (1943–2013), Canadian politician

Lucas M. Bernard, American financial economist

Marvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo

Michel Bernard (disambiguation), multiple people

Oliver Bernard (1925–2013), English poet and translator

Oliver Percy Bernard (1881–1939), English architect and scenic designer

Raymond Bernard (1891 – 1977) French film director and screenwriter

Raymond W. Bernard (1903 – 1965) Early 20th-century American alternative health, esoteric writer, author, and mystic

Sherman A. Bernard (1925–2012), Louisiana politician

Suzanne Bernard (1892-1910), French aviator

Tristan Bernard (1866–1947), French playwright & novelist

William Bernard (fl. 1849+), 19th-century sailor, miner and resident of San Francisco, better known as the "Barnacle Bill"

William Bayle Bernard (1807–1875), American-born London playwright and drama critic

William Smyth Bernard (1792–1863), Irish Conservative politician, MP for Bandon 1832–35 and 1857–63

Characters

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

Bernard (TV shorts), the curious polar bear from the animation series Bernard

Bernard, a mouse from the The Rescuers books and films

Bernard, the Sea Hag's pet vulture in the Popeye comics/cartoons

Bernard Beasley, a character from the children's programme Bernard's Watch

Bernard Bernoulli, a character from Maniac Mansion

Bernard Black, a character from Black Books

Bernard Marx from Brave New World

Bernard Nadler, a character from the television show Lost

Bernard the Arch-elf, The Head elf from Disney's Santa Clause Movies

Bernard Wiseman, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Bernard Woolley, a character from Yes Minister

Bernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: Nursie

Bernard the Bee Boy, a boy raised by bees seen in two commercials for Honey Comb cereal

Bernarda Alba, the mother in Federico García Lorca's drama, La casa de Bernarda Alba

Bernard Mickey Wrangle, an explosive character from Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins

Bernardo, Zorro's companion

Bernard "Barney" Fife, deputy sheriff of Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show.

Giant Bernard, wrestling name of Matt Bloom

Bernard, a teacher with a mole.

Bernard Lowe, a character from Westworld

Places

Grand Rivers, Kentucky, United States, formerly known as Bernard

Companies

Société des Avions Bernard, 1920s French aircraft manufacturer

Bernard, an Illinois Tool Works company

References

Bernard Wikipedia

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