Bernhard

Danish

Proper noun

Bernhard

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Faroese

Proper noun

Bernhard m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Bernhard: Bernhardsson
  • daughter of Bernhard: Bernhardsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Bernhard
accusative Bernhard
dative Bernhardi
genitive Bernhards

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart).[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bernhard m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bernhards)

  1. a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Bernard.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Bernhard m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernhards or (with an article) Bernhard, feminine genitive Bernhard, plural Bernhards)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name[2]

References

  1. ^ A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bernard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heuser, Rita, Bernhard, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands

Norwegian

Proper noun

Bernhard

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bernhard c (genitive Bernhards)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard
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