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Bernard
say it ber-nar
What Bernard means
- French and Germanic brave as a bear Christian saint: St Bernard of Clairvaux
- English and Germanic brave bear Christian saint: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 388 in Norway (2020)
- no. 394 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 494 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 534 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 718 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 767 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 809 in Austria (2020)
- no. 1199 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1920.
Other forms
Bernardo, Bernhard, Bernt, Bernat
Names with a similar meaning
Arthur Ari Bernardo Barrett Artur Bjorn Bear Orson Art Bernhard Armel Dov
Bernard in stories
- Brave New World: Bernard Marx, the misfit Alpha