Bernardine

German
"brave as a bear"

Bernardine Origin and Meaning

The name Bernardine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "brave as a bear".

Bernardine is really driving home its Bernard connection, for better or worse. Bernadine is the usual form of this name.

Saint Bernardine of Siena was, surprise!, a man, also called Bernardino, a clearer gender signifier. We don't recommend the name Bernardine for your son or your daughter.

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Famous People Named Bernardine

  • (Bernardine Eugénie) Désirée Clary aka Desideria
    Queen consort of Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway
  • Bernardine Evaristo
    British novelist
  • Bernardine Anna Livia Mary Bishop
    English novelist
  • Bernardine Flynn
    American radio actress
  • Bernardine Dohrn
    American radical and professor of the Weather Underground

Bernardine in Pop Culture

  • "Bernardine
    " 1957 musical movie