bernard
/ˈbɜːnəd/US/bəɹˈnɑɹd/
bernard noun: shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
Noun
bernard (plural bernards)
- Shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
Proper noun capitalized: Bernard
Bernard
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 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, published 1994, →ISBN, pages 18–19
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
bernard meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
bernard in Hindi
- बर्नार्ड, बरनार्ड
bernard in Tamil
- பெர்னார்ட், பெர்னார்டு
bernard in Marathi
- बर्नार्ड, बेर्नार्ड
bernard in Urdu
- برنارڈ, بیرنارڈ
More languagesFewer languages
- bernard in Bengali
- বার্নার্ড, বারনার্ড
- bernard in Telugu
- బెర్నార్డ్
- bernard in Malayalam
- ബെർണാർഡ്, ബെർണാഡ്
- bernard in Kannada
- ಬರ್ನಾರ್ಡ್, ಬೆರ್ನಾರ್ಡ್
- bernard in Punjabi
- ਬਰਨਾਰਡ
- bernard in Gujarati
- બર્નાર્ડ, બરનાર્ડ, બેર્નાર્ડ
- bernard in Odia
- ବର୍ନାର୍ଡ, ବର୍ଣ୍ଣାର୍ଡ, ବାର୍ନାର୍ଡ
- bernard in Nepali
- बर्नार्ड, बरनार्ड, बेर्नार्ड
Forms of bernard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bernards |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Barnard |
Origin of bernard
Inherited from Middle English Bernard, from Old French Bernard, Bernart, from Medieval Latin Bernardus, probably from Frankish *Bernhard (cognate with Old High German Bernhart, Old English Beornheard), from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz, equivalent to bear + -ard. Popularized by medieval European saints.
Words formed from bernard
Phrases with bernard
Questions about bernard
- What does bernard mean?
- Bernard means shortened form of Saint Bernard (the dog).
- What is bernard in Hindi?
- Bernard in Hindi is बर्नार्ड, बरनार्ड. See Bernard meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bernard?
- Bernard can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bernard?
- Bernard is pronounced /ˈbɜːnəd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bernard?
- The plural of bernard is bernards.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bernard (page history and authors); Bernard (page history and authors); bernard (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bernard (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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