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Barnard

UK/ˈbɑːnɑːd/US/ˈbɑɹnɑɹd/

Barnard proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Barnard (countable and uncountable, plural Barnards)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, Indiana.
  3. A minor city in Lincoln County, Kansas, named after railroad official J. F. Barnard.
  4. An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  5. A minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri, also named after J. F. Barnard.
  6. An unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota.
  7. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Windsor County, Vermont, originally named Bernard.

Forms of Barnard

pluralBarnards

Origin of Barnard

English, Dutch, and French surname, variant of Bernard. This sense is also found in Slavic borrowings (Polish, Slovenian, Czech). Also Americanized from German Bernhard, Bernhardt, of the same meaning.

Words formed from Barnard

Questions about Barnard

What does Barnard mean?
Barnard means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Barnard?
Barnard is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Barnard?
Barnard is pronounced /ˈbɑːnɑːd/ (UK).

Words near Barnard in the dictionary

  1. barnacles
  2. barnacling
  3. Barnacre-with-Bonds
  4. barnacular
  5. Barnala
  6. Barnard
  7. Barnard Castle
  8. Barnard's Star
  9. Barnardo's boy
  10. Barnards
  11. Barnardsville

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