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Name Bernie

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From Old High German words for bear and brave, hardy

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About the name Bernie in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Topics:	Asteroid 7149 Bernie
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Bennie, Bernice, Bertie, Barrie, Bence, Bende, Benjie, Bente, Berenice, Bérénice Details

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About Bernard/Bernharde, the group of names with the same origin as Bernie

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin, male:	old Germanic two-element name
	known from Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church (11th/12th century AD)
Words:	bero = the bear Old High German
	harti = brave, hardy Old High German
	bernu = the bear Germanic
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	3:Bernardo Brazil 2017, 8:Bernard France 2011, 20:Bernd Germany 2005, 39:Bernadett Hungary 2002, 40:Bernhard Austria 1999, 67:Bernadette Belgium 2013, 95:Bernt Sweden 2014, 671:Benno Switzerland 1997
Name variants:	Bernadett, Bernadette, Bernarda, Bernarde, Bernharda, Bernharde, Bernhardina, Bernhardine, Barney, Barny, Benno, Berardo, Bernard, Bernardino, Bernardo, Bernd, Berndt, Bernhard, Bernhardin, Bernie, Bernt Sortable list Details