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Baby Name Bernard |
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| Meaning of Bernard - What does the name Bernard means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| bare-nahr |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
French |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Old High German Berinhard, a compound name composed from the elements bero (bear), and hard (strong, brave, hearty). The name was borne by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (10907—1153), a French monk who founded the Cistercian Order and led the Knights of the Temple against the Turks, and by St. Bernard of Menthon (923-1008), a French monk who founded numerous hospices in the Swiss Alps |
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English, French, German, Polish, Scottish |
| Variants: | Barnard, Bernardin, Bernon |
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