Bernard

Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. This was the name of several saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon who built hospices in the Swiss Alps in the 10th century, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a 12th-century theologian and Doctor of the Church. Other famous bearers include the Irish playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and the British World War II field marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976).

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Berard, Berinhard, Bernard, Bernhard
BASQUE: Beñat
CATALAN: Bernat
CROATIAN: Bernard
CZECH: Bernard
DANISH: Bernhard
DUTCH: Barend, Bernard, Bernhard
ENGLISH: Bernard
FRENCH: Bernard
GERMAN: Bernhard
HUNGARIAN: Bernát
ITALIAN: Berardo, Bernardo
NORWEGIAN: Bernhard
POLISH: Bernard
PORTUGUESE: Bernardo
SLOVENE: Bernard
SPANISH: Bernardo
SWEDISH: Bernhard
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Dino
DANISH: Bernt
DUTCH: Ben
ENGLISH: Barney, Bernie, Berny
FRISIAN: Bent
GERMAN: Benno, Bernd
ITALIAN: Bernardino, Dino
NORWEGIAN: Bernt
PORTUGUESE: Bernardino
SPANISH: Bernardino
SWEDISH: Bernt
FEMININE FORMS
CROATIAN: Bernarda
ENGLISH: Bernadette, Bernadine, Bernie, Berny
FRENCH: Bernadette, Bernardine
HUNGARIAN: Bernadett
ITALIAN: Bernardetta, Bernardina, Dina
SLOVENE: Bernarda
SPANISH: Bernarda, Bernardita