Bernard
See also: bernard
English
Etymology
Germanic Bernhard, *ber(n) (“bear”) + *hard (“brave, strong”). Popularized by medieval European saints.
Proper noun
Bernard
- A male given name.
- 1992 Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume (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.
- 1992 Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume (1994), →ISBN, pages 18-19:
- A patronymic surname.
Related terms
Translations
male given name
Cebuano
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Bernard.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛrnart]
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛʁ.naʁ/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.nart/
Audio (file)
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrnard/
Proper noun
Bernard m (genitive Bernarda, nominative plural Bernardovia) declension pattern chlap
- A male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
Declension
Further reading
- Bernard in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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