Bernard

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The masculine given name Bernard and its variations are of West Germanic origin.^[1]

The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy/brave/strong", or "hardy/brave/strong as a bear".^[2] Bern- is the old form of bear, from West Germanic *beran-.^[3]

The name was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers, where the most common spelling was Bernhard.^[4]

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 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 WW2
• 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 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
• Émile Bernard (1868–1941), French painter
• Émile Bernard (composer) (1843–1902), French composer and organist
• Francis Bernard (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Bernard OwusuSefah(1998-date ) , Has the ability to run for more hour but don't know. Origin from ancient speed force.

Characters

• Andy Bernard, character on the United States television series The Office
• Bernard (TV shorts), the curious polar bear from the animation series Bernard^[5]
• 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.

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

See also

• All pages with titles containing Bernard
• All pages beginning with "Bernard"
• Saint Bernard (disambiguation)
• Bernhard (disambiguation)
• Barnard (disambiguation)
• Barney (disambiguation)

References

1. ↑ Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980. p. 38, New completed edition by Marie-Thérèse Morlet.
2. ↑ "Name Meaning and Origin". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16. 
3. ↑ T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press 1993. p. 36.
4. ↑ Die Kosenamen der Germanen: Eine Studie, Franz Stark, 1868 (German)
5. ↑ Bernard (TV series)