Save Type Settlement & Political Subdivision Usage Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɛɾ.nə/(Catalan) /ˈbɛr.nə/(Catalan) /ˈbɛɾ.na/(Catalan) /ˈbɛr.na/(Italian) /ˈbɛɾ.nɐ/(European Portuguese) /ˈbɛʁ.nɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈbeɾ.na/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Catalan, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Bern.