Bernard (Bernhard) is a
French and
West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname.[2]
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy".[3] Its native Old English cognate was Beornheard, which was replaced or merged with the French form Bernard that was brought to England after the
Norman Conquest. The name Bernhard was notably popular among
Old Frisian speakers.[4] Its wider use was popularized due to Saint
Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174).
Geographical distribution
Bernard is the second most common surname in
France.[5]
As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname Bernard were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the
United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of
Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of
Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of
Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of
Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of
Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of
Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of
Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of
Germany (1:16,397), 1.2% of
Jamaica (1:595), 1.1% of
Ghana (1:6,179), 1.0% of
England (1:13,691) and 1.0% of
Madagascar (1:6,098).
In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:392) in the following regions:[6]
Bernard is the pilot of the Rescue Corps. Once the player has collected Icon that represents Sparklium on the wiki, based on the icon found in Pikmin 4
Bernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: Nursie
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Bernard (Bernhard) is a
French and
West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname.[2]
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy".[3] Its native Old English cognate was Beornheard, which was replaced or merged with the French form Bernard that was brought to England after the
Norman Conquest. The name Bernhard was notably popular among
Old Frisian speakers.[4] Its wider use was popularized due to Saint
Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174).
Geographical distribution
Bernard is the second most common surname in
France.[5]
As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname Bernard were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the
United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of
Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of
Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of
Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of
Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of
Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of
Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of
Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of
Germany (1:16,397), 1.2% of
Jamaica (1:595), 1.1% of
Ghana (1:6,179), 1.0% of
England (1:13,691) and 1.0% of
Madagascar (1:6,098).
In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:392) in the following regions:[6]
Bernard is the pilot of the Rescue Corps. Once the player has collected Icon that represents Sparklium on the wiki, based on the icon found in Pikmin 4
Bernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: Nursie
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.