Bernhard
German
"strong, brave as a bear"
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Updated Wed Feb 18 2026
Bernhard Origin and Meaning
Variation of Bernard
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Bernhard Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Bernhard
- Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von BülowGerman Chancellor
- Bernhard Max Friedrich August Gustav Ludwig Kraft (b. 1970)Hereditary Prince of Baden
- Bernhard Carl "Bert" TrautmannGerman footballer
- (Georg Friedrich) Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician
- Bernhard HäringGerman theologian
- Bernhard RoggeGerman WWII naval officer
- Lucian BernhardGerman graphic designer and typesetter
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