Bernardo

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
"strong as a bear"

Bernardo Origin and Meaning

The name Bernardo is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "strong as a bear".

This Latinate form of Bernard hovered in the lower regions of the US Top 1000 from the late 1940s until 2006, possibly inspired by the character in West Side Story.

# 956 in the US

Bernardo Rank in US Top 1000

Bernardo Popularity

Famous People Named Bernardo

  • Bernardo Joaquim da Silva GuimarãesBrazilian novelist
  • Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e SilvaPortuguese footballer
  • Bernardo BertolucciItalian film director
  • Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y MadridViscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez, Spanish soldier and governor of Cuba
  • Bernardo CorradiItalian footballer
  • (Fernando José) Bernardo TavaresPortuguese footballer and manager
  • Bernardo O'HigginsChilean revolutionary

Bernardo in Pop Culture

  • Bernardocharacter in Shakespeare's play Hamlet
  • Bernardoservant in the Zorro films
  • Bernardo O'Reillycharacter in film The Magnificent Seven
  • Bernardo de la Pazcharacter in Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
  • Bernardo Nunezcharacter in musical "West Side Story"