Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Brave as a bear
  • English : Intelligent; Feminine version of Bernard

Girl name variations

Bernadette
Bern
Bernie
Bernadete
Berna
Bernadina
Berneta
Bernetta
Bernadine
Burnice
Burney
Burnette

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : probably from a short form of Bernardo, but see also Berna.
  • German (Alemannic) : from a pet form of Bernhard.

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