Bernard

German

"strong, brave as a bear"

Bernard Origin and Meaning

Variation of Bjorn

Bernard Rank in US Top 1000

# 940 in the US

Bernard Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 670 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bernard

• 670 Nameberry 2025
• 318 Unique 2024
• 615 England 2024
• 146 Poland 2020

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Famous People Named Bernard

• Saint Bernard of Clairvaux French abbot
• Bernard Herrmann American film composer
• Bernard Germain,Étienne de La Ville,sur,Illon de Lacépède, French naturalist
• (George) Bernard Shaw Irish playwright
• Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone British business magnate
• Bernard "Bernie" Sanders U.S. Senator from Vermont
• Bernard Cribbins English actor
• Bernard Fox Welsh actor
• Bernard Freeman aka Bun B American rapper
• Bernard Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British field marshal
• Bernard Freyberg 7th Governor,General of New Zealand
• Bernard Tomic Australian tennis player
• Bernard Cornwell English novelist
• Bernard Pyne Grenfell English Egyptologist
• Bernard Hill American actor
• Bernard Pierce American football player
• Bernard Pollard American football player
• Bernard Scott American football player
• Bernard Madoff American Ponzi schemer
• Bernard Hampton entrepreneur
• Bernard Ashley founder of Laura Ashley design
• Bernard Moon O’Sullivan (b. 2018) son of actress Bridget Regan
• Bernard 'Barney' Sumner English musician (New Order)
• Bernard 'Berni' Flint English singer
• Bernard 'Bernie' Calvert English bass player (The Hollies)

The name Bernard in Pop Culture

• Bernard a mouse in Disney's "The Rescuers"
• Bernard main character in the children's TV series "Bernard's Watch"
• Bernard the head elf in "The Santa Clause" movies
• Bernard Black character from British TV series "Black Books"
• Bernard Bligh character in "Small Island"
• Bernard "Barney" Fife character on "The Andy Griffith Show"
• Bernard "Beans" Aranguren character on TV series "Even Stevens"
• Bernard main character in short story "Last Shot" by Justine Avery
• Bernard "Bernie" Schotz character on TV's "Bizaardvark"
• Saint Bernard breed of large dog
• Abbot Bernard a character in Brian Jacques' "Mariel of Redwall"

International Variations of the name Bernard

• Bernhart German
• Bernardino Spanish
• Bernal Spanish
• Bernardel Spanish
• Bernhardt German
• Berno Czech
• Bernek Czech
• Bernhard German
• Bernardyn Polish
• Bernat Catalan
• Nardo Spanish
• Bearnard Gaelic
• Bernot French
• Benek Polish
• Berend German
• Bernadino Italian
• Bernt Scandinavian
• Vernados Greek
• Bernardo Spanish
• Beñat Basque
• Beno German
• Berngards Russian
• Bernardito Spanish
• Bernardin French
• Bernon French