Name Element BERN

Type Word & Element

Usage Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bear (animal)".

Related Items

Variantbero(Old High German)

Other Languages & Culturesbeorn, bera(Anglo-Saxon) bernuz, berô(Old Germanic) bjǫrn(Old Norse)

Given Name DescendantsBeñat(Basque) Berenguer, Bernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernarda(Croatian) Bernard(Czech) Bernhard(Danish) Barend, Berend, Berendina, Bernard, Bernhard, Gerben(Dutch) Bernadine, Bernard(English) Bérenger, Bérengère, Bernard(French) Bernhard(German) Adalbern, Alfbern, Berahard, Berard, Berengar, Berengaria, Berenhard, Bernard, Bernhard, Gerbern(Germanic) Bernát(Hungarian) Berardo, Bernardo(Italian) Bernhard(Norwegian) Bernuharduz(Old Germanic) Bernard(Polish) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard, Bernarda(Slovene) Bernarda, Bernardo(Spanish) Bernhard(Swedish)

Surname DescendantsBernat(Catalan) Bernard, Bernardová(Czech) Barends, Bernard(Dutch) Belanger, Beringer, Bernard(English) Bélanger, Béranger, Béringer, Bernard(French) Behringer, Beringer, Bernard, Bernhard(German) Berardi, Bernardi(Italian) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard(Slovene) Bernhardsson(Swedish)

Entry updated June 9, 2023