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Berne

Berne proper noun: a surname. Also the alternative spelling of Bern: the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern.

berne: a surname
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Proper noun

Berne (countable and uncountable, plural Bernes)

  1. A surname

Also used as

Berne is also the alternative spelling of Bern: the capital city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern.

Berne is also the alternative spelling of Bern.

Forms of Berne

pluralBernes

Origin of Berne

From Alemannic German Bärn.

Questions about Berne

What does Berne mean?
Berne means a surname.
What part of speech is Berne?
Berne is a proper noun.

Words near Berne in the dictionary

  1. berndtite
  2. berndtites
  3. Berndts
  4. Berndtson
  5. Berndtsons
  6. Berne
  7. Berneck
  8. Bernedoodle
  9. Bernedoodles
  10. Berner
  11. Berners

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