Bernard

See also: bernard

English

Etymology

Germanic Bernhard, *ber(n) (bear) + *hard (brave, strong). Popularized by medieval European saints.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːnəd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /bəɹˈnɑɹd/

Proper noun

Bernard

  1. 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.
  2. A patronymic surname.

Translations

Anagrams


Cebuano

Etymology

From English Bernard, from Germanic.

Proper noun

Bernard

  1. a male given name

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Bernard.


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛrnart]

Proper noun

Bernard m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁ.naʁ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Bernard m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
  2. A patronymic surname.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.nart/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Bernard m pers

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Declension

Further reading

  • Bernard in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrnard/

Proper noun

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

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Declension

Further reading

  • Bernard in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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