Bernard
See also: bernard
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Barnard
Etymology edit
From Middle English Bernard, from Old French Bernard, Bernart, from Medieval Latin Bernardus, probably from Frankish *Bernhard (compare Old High German Bernhart, Old English Beornheard), from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz, equivalent to bear + -ard. Popularized by medieval European saints.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːnəd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /bəɹˈnɑɹd/
- Rhymes: (UK) -ɜːnəd, (US) -ɑː(ɹ)d
Proper noun edit
Bernard
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1992, Thomas Keneally, Woman of the Inner Sea, Plume, published 1994, →ISBN, pages 18–19:
- 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.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
male given name
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Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Bernard, from Germanic.
Proper noun edit
Bernard
- a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bernard.
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bernard m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
Declension edit
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
French edit
See also: bernard-l'ermite
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bernard m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bernard m pers
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
Declension edit
Declension of Bernard
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Bernard | Bernardzi/Bernardy (deprecative) |
genitive | Bernarda | Bernardów |
dative | Bernardowi | Bernardom |
accusative | Bernarda | Bernardów |
instrumental | Bernardem | Bernardami |
locative | Bernardzie | Bernardach |
vocative | Bernardzie | Bernardzi |
Further reading edit
- Bernard in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bernard m anim (genitive singular Bernarda, nominative plural Bernardovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
Declension edit
Declension of Bernard
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Bernard | Bernardovia |
genitive | Bernarda | Bernardov |
dative | Bernardovi | Bernardom |
accusative | Bernarda | Bernardov |
locative | Bernardovi | Bernardoch |
instrumental | Bernardom | Bernardmi |
Further reading edit
- “Bernard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024