Bernard
ber-NARD
Popularity
#1318
Letters
7
Syllables
2
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
200,931
Peak Year
#4,524 in 1924
First Recorded
1880
Style
Vintage, Strong & Bold
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
From the Germanic name Bernhard, meaning 'brave as a bear'.
Numerology
The Idealist
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Famous Namesakes
Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist
Bernard Herrmann
American composer best known for film scores
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