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I like it. I wouldn't mind if it came back in style with the other old guy names.

I only like it with the emphasis spoken on the second syllable like ber-NARD but growing up I only ever heard it said as BER-nud which is really ugly IMO.

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I went to school with a girl called Bernie (short for Bernice) and my best friend had a cockatiel with that name. I'm also reminded of Bernie Eccelstone, I don't really care for it.

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I could get behind Bernard (ber-NARD), it would be quite nice to see it on somebody else's child but I would try not to use Bernie.

I like Bernard much better than Bernie, which I find really unappealing.

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The usual US pronunciation, with the second syllable stressed, sounded wrong and clumsy and unexpected to me - nobody says harALD, after all - and when applied to George Bernard Shaw was even comic; I preferred BERnard or Bernd. To my great surprise, I've recently learnt that there's a South African (English speaking) berNARD in his sixties or seventies, who is a friend of a friend and certainly an old man. If one, there must be others.

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Bernard would sound silly with my ln, so I'd only consider using it as a mn.

I don't like it. It really is an old man's name to me and not one I'd love to see used frequently again.

I think it’d make a great name for a big fluffy dog. Not a huge fan of it on a person

Love it, mostly because it’s an “old man name” and has a really strong feel to me. The meaning is also distinctive.

This message was edited 7/30/2018, 9:31 PM

It always brings to mind the st bernard dog breed, it’s all I could think about! That said I’m not a big fan of Bernie. I prefer Bertrand / Bertram / Bert over Bernard and Bernie.

I love it! It's so warm and earthy.

I'd love to meet a little Bernie.

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Howard and Gerard have kind of grown on me recently, and I like Bernadine, too.

I like it.