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Baby Name Bernard |
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| Meaning of Bernard - What does the name Bernard means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| ber-nard |  |
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Boy Name |
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English |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Old High German Berinhard, a compound name composed from the elements bero (bear), and hart (bold, strong, hearty): hence, "bold or strong as a bear." The name was borne by St. Bernard of Menthon (923-1008), a French monk who founded hospices in the Swiss Alps, and by St. Bernard of Clair-vaux (1090-1163), another French monk, who founded the Cistercian Order |
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English, French, German, Polish, Scottish |
| Pet forms: | Bernie |
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