Also Romansh. Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Cathomas
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I love this name! Sounds strong and masculine imo.
I have a friend named Bernard, the name suits him so much! Especially now that I've learned the meaning. Bernard just goes by Bernard. I don't think of an old man or a dog with this name, I just think of a good friend who you can always count on. :)I think this is an "okay" name to name your child in the United States of America, but it will be seen as old fashioned and a bit bad going by these comments.
Bernard Sumner was a founding member of the post-punk band, Joy Division, as well as of the New Wave band, New Order. He pronounces it "Ber-nUHd" (the English way) rather than the more French and American way of saying the name, which is, "Ber-nARd."
In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Bernard who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 449th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
This is my uncle's name. I personally don't like it because it's hideously old fashioned, but it's an okay name for him, because he's Dutch.
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Bernard Chazelle is a French-American computer scientist. He is currently the Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. Much of his work is in computational geometry, where he is known for his study of algorithms, such as linear-time triangulation of a simple polygon, as well as major complexity results, such as lower bound techniques based on discrepancy theory. He is also known for his invention of the soft heap data structure and the most asymptotically efficient known algorithm for finding minimum spanning trees.
I agree. It does sounds dorkish. I have never liked it. In England it is a generational name, maybe popular in the 1920's and 1930's (I was named after a naval officer killed in WW2). However, I met an American who pronounced it differently and, like the German and French pronunciations, it sounded much better. Recently I have been using Bern ("burn").
I love this name and it really speaks for itself. I can bear witness with the meaning of this name and as I look forward to celebrating my name on 20th August, I ask you all to be with me and pray for me to live to the proper meaning of my name as Saint Bernard did.
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.I really love this name. Like someone said above, it is very comforting. I'd love to have a little boy named Bernie someday.
Generally I don't like names like this. I prefer more musical names, but I find Bernard strangely appealing. It sounds like someone's loving and happy grandfather, or maybe father. I somehow have the image of an old-fashioned baker when I hear it: the jolly, round, Santa Claus-type of a man who sneaks extra cookies into bags for kids. A very comfortable name.
I can't say I like the name much. I hate the nickname Bernie, and Bernard sounds too official and snobby, and also old-fashioned. It's the schwa sound that I dislike, I guess.
Playwright Bernard Shaw, author of "Pygmalion" and "Saint Joan", among others, is a famous bearer. He also oversaw and assisted with the penning of the script for "My Fair Lady", which is based on "Pygmalion".
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I love the name Bernard, the guy I have a huge crush on in the year above me is called Bernard, and he is a great guitar player, watch out for him when he's famous lol.
When I was growing up my parents had a friend from France named Bernard. My sister liked him and named a bear she got after him. Recently I've re-discovered this name and am madly in love with it.
Bernard Herrmann was a composer, best known for his film scores, particularly for those directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He wrote the scores for Citizen Kane, Cape Fear and Taxi Driver as well as for the original radio broadcast of Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds. He also wrote scores for television programs in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time.
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I think it is pronounced BER-nard in England, but Ber-NAHR in America. Can't testify as to how everyone everywhere does it though.
― Anonymous User 12/13/2005
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I have never heard anyone call Bernard, ber-NAHR in America. It's pronounced BER-nard. Maybe if you had some sort of accent it'd be ber-nahr but I've never heard ber-nahr before.
Bernard is an old family name from my Mom's side. It has always been pronounced BER-nard rather than ber-NAHD by my family who originate in Yorkshire and Norfolk.