Bernard

Bernard
Pronunciation	bur-NAHRD (US), BER-nəd (UK)
Gender	Male
Meaning	"Strong" or "Brave" as a bear
Region of Origin	German/French
Origin	German/French
Related names	Barnard, Bernardo, Beñat, Bernhard, Bernhardt
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Bernard

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The masculine given name Bernard has a German origin, but was early adopted in France also. The meaning of the name is from an Old German compound meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear". St Bernard of Menthon is the patron saint of mountaineers after whom the St Bernard dog used in mountain rescue work is named. It is very uncommonly used for German children^{[citation needed]}, and other languages have variants. The feminine given name from the same cognate is Bernadine. Nicknames include Barney (masculine), Bernie (unisex), and Bern (masculine). Bernard is also a common surname.

The following people and items share the name Bernard.

Contents 1 First name 2 Surname 3 Fictional characters 4 Places 5 Other 6 See also

First name

• The Counts Bernard of Malta
  • Currently Dr Francis Edgar Paul Bernard, MB, CH.B.(1931- ) 3rd Count Bernard, whose heir is Paul Bernard, Contino Bernard
• Bernard Baruch, American financier and political adviser
• Bernard Blaut, Polish football (soccer) player
• Bernard Boursicot, on whom the play M. Butterfly was based
• Bernard Cerquiglini, a French linguist
• Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century monk and leader of the Cistercians
• Bernard of Cluny, 12th century Benedictine monk
• Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667), Franciscan Blessed
• Bernard Fanning, an Australia singer of the rock band Powderfinger
• Bernard T. Feld, 20th century physicist and anti-nuclear activist
• Bernard Fox (Irish republican), 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, 14th century inquisitor
• Bernard Hopkins, professional boxer
• Bernie Mac (born Bernard McCullough), comedian and actor
• Bernard Manning, (1930 – 2007) English stand-up comedian
• Bernard Malamud, American writer
• Bernard of Menthon, 10th century monk, namesake of the Great St. Bernard Pass and the St. Bernard (dog)
• Bernard of Quintavalle, companion of St. Francis of Assisi
• Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Brazilian volleyball player
• Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont
• Bernard Schuiteman, Dutch football (soccer) player
• George Bernard Shaw, often referred to as "Bernard", Irish playwright, critic, and essayist
• Bernard Tapie, French politician
• Bernie Taupin, songwriter and collaborator with Elton John

Surname

• Alain Bernard, French swimmer
• Carlos Bernard, American actor
• Claude Bernard, French physiologist
• Crystal Bernard, American actress
• Émile Bernard, French painter
• Émile Bernard (composer), French composer and organist
• Frits Bernard, Dutch psychologist, generally considered founder of pro-paedophile activism
• Jeffrey Bernard, English journalist
• John Henry Bernard (1860 - 1927) Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin
• Marvin Bernard, American rapper, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo
• Oliver Percy Bernard, English architect and scenic designer
• Yohann Bernard, French breaststroke swimmer

Fictional characters

• Bernard (animation), the polar bear from the mini show Bernard
• Bernard, a mouse from the The Rescuers books and films
• 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.

Places

Canada

• Bernard Terminal, a bus terminal in the York Region Transit/VIVA system in Richmond Hill, Ontario

United States

• Bernard, Iowa

Other

• Société des Avions Bernard, French aircraft manufacturer
• Bernard's Star seems to be a mistake for Barnard's Star but also sometimes applied by ufologists to Zeta Reticuli

See also

• Saint Bernard (disambiguation)
• Bernhard
• Barnard
• Barney

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