Bernhard (first name)
Bernhard is a male name .
Origin and meaning
The name is derived from the Old High German bero for bear and hart for strong or bold . It achieved great popularity in German-speaking countries, especially at the end of the 19th century. The trend has been falling since the 1940s.
name day
- May 20th - Saint Bernard of Siena
- June 15 - Bernhard von Menthon
- July 15 - Bernhard von Baden
- August 20 - Bernhard von Clairvaux
- October 12th - Bernhard von Kamenz
- November 5th - Bernhard Lichtenberg
variants
- German variants
- Bernhardt , Bernhart , Bernherus , Bernard
- Bernd , Berndt , Berendt , Bernie , Behrend , Behrendt
- Bördi , Beppo
- Werner
- Female
- Other variants
- English : Bernard
- Esperanto : Bernardo
- French : Bernard
- Icelandic : Bernhard
- Italian : Bernardo , Bernardino , Bernhardin
- Catalan : Bernat
- Croatian : Bernard , Brnad or Brno out of date
- Latin : Bernardus
- Lithuanian : Bernardas
- Dutch : Bernard , Berend , Ben
- Polish : Bernard
- Portuguese : Bernardo
- Russian : Бернхард, Бернард
- Swedish : Bernard , Bernhard
- Sorbian : Bjarnat
- Spanish : Bernardo
- Czech : Bernart
- Hungarian : Bernát
Well-known namesake
Rulers and nobles
- Bernhard (Italy) (* around 797; † 818), King of Italy (812–818)
- Bernhard of St. Gallen († after 890), Abbot of St. Gallen
- Bernhard (legate) († December 14, 935 or January 15, 936), Count von Borghorst, legate in the Battle of Lenzen 929
- Bernhard (Ravensberg) († 1346), Count of Ravensberg
- Bernhard (Oppeln-Falkenberg) (1382–1455), Duke of Falkenberg
- Bernhard (Baden-Durlach) (1517–1553), Margrave of Baden-Pforzheim
- Bernhard (Saxony-Jena) (1638–1678), Duke of Saxony-Jena
- Bernhard I (Armagnac) († 995), Count of Armagnac
- Bernhard I. (Anhalt-Bernburg) , Prince
- Bernhard I (Baden) (1364–1431), Margrave of Baden
- Bernhard I (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) († 1434), Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg
- Bernhard I (Lebenau) († 1229), Count of Lebenau
- Bernhard I. (Lippe) , Herr zur Lippe
- Bernhard I (Haldensleben) († 1018/36), Margrave of the Nordmark
- Bernhard I von Höckelheim / Plesse (1150–1190), vassal of Hermann II von Winzenburg
- Bernhard I. (Jauer-Löwenberg)
- Bernhard I (Saxony) (* around 950; † 1011), Duke in Saxony (973-1011)
- Bernhard I (Saxony-Meiningen) , Duke (1649–1706)
- Bernhard I (Werle) (1245–1286), from 1277 to 1281 Mr zu Werle and from 1281 to 1286 Mr zu Prisannewitz
- Bernhard II (Anhalt-Bernburg) (* around 1260; † 1323), ruling Anhalt sovereign from the Ascanian dynasty
- Bernhard II (Armagnac) († after 1064), Count of Armagnac
- Bernhard II (Baden) (1428 / 1429-1458)
- Bernhard II (Braunschweig-Lüneburg) , Duke († 1464)
- Bernhard II (Haldensleben) († 1044/51), Margrave of the Nordmark
- Bernhard II of Lebus (12th / 13th century), bishop
- Bernhard II (Lippe) (* around 1140; † 1224), Lord of Lippe
- Bernhard II. (Saxony) (* after 990; † 1059), Duke in Saxony (1011-1059)
- Bernhard II (Sachsen-Lauenburg) , Duke (1436–1463)
- Bernhard II. (Saxony-Meiningen) , Duke (1800–1882)
- Bernhard II (Schweidnitz) , Duke of Schweidnitz (1301–1326)
- Bernhard II (Toulouse) († 874), Count of Toulouse
- Bernhard II. (Werl) (* around 1010, † around 1070), Count of Werl
- Bernhard II (Werle) (1320–1382), Lord of Werle
- Bernhard II of Wölpe (1176–1221), Count of Wölpe
- Bernhard III. (Saxony) (1140–1212), Duke of Saxony (1180–1212)
- Bernhard III. (Lippe) , Lord of Lippe (1229–1265)
- Bernhard III. (Baden-Baden) (1474–1536), Margrave of Baden-Baden
- Bernhard III. (Saxony-Meiningen) (1851–1928), last ruling Duke of Saxony-Meiningen
- Bernhard III. von Oesede († 1223), bishop of Paderborn from 1204 to 1223
- Bernhard IV. (Lippe) (1230–1275)
- Bernhard V (Lippe) (around 1290–1365), Lord of Rheda
- Bernhard V. zur Lippe (1277-1341), Bishop of Paderborn
- Bernhard VI. (Lip)
- Bernhard VII (Lippe) (1428–1511)
- Bernhard VIII (Lippe) (1527–1563)
- Bernhard I (Anhalt-Bernburg) (1252–1287)
- Bernhard II (Anhalt-Bernburg) (1287-1318)
- Bernhard III. (Anhalt) (1318-1348)
- Bernhard IV. (Anhalt) (1348–1354)
- Bernhard V. (Anhalt) (1404–1420)
- Bernhard VI. (Anhalt) (1420–1468)
- Bernhard VII (Anhalt) (1540–1570)
- Bernhard I of Hildesheim († 1154), 1130 to 1153 Bishop of Hildesheim
- Bernhard I von Oesede († 1160), 1127 to 1160 Bishop of Paderborn
- Bernhard I of Ratzeburg († 1164/1165)
- Bernhard II of Ratzeburg († 1198)
- Bernhard von Spanheim (1176 / 1181–1256), Duke of Carinthia
- Bernhard of Aosta , saint
- Bernhard (Bishop) († August 13, 1023), from 1013/14 to 1023 bishop of the Slavic Diocese of Oldenburg, but resided on the Mecklenburg until his expulsion in 1018
- Bernhard Prinz von Baden (* 1970) has been running the Baden family business since 1998
- Bernhard Breunig (* 1724; † 1797), abbot of Theres Monastery
- Bernhard von Clairvaux , saint, (* around 1090; † 1153), abbot, crusade preacher and mystic
- Bernhard von Cluny , monk in Cluny (first half of the 12th century), socially critical scribe of the Middle Ages ( De Contemptu Mundi )
- Bernhard Franz Josef von Gerolt (1747–1828), secret spa Cologne. Councilor and Lord at Burg zur Leyen
- Bernhard von Poitiers , West Franconian nobleman
- Bernhard von Gothien († after 878), West Franconian nobleman
- Bernhard von Hadmersleben (10th century), bishop
- Bernhard von Ibbenbüren († 1203), from 1188 to 1203 as Bernhard II. Bishop of Paderborn
- Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004), Dutch prince consort
- Bernhard von Minden , from 905 to 914 Bishop of Minden
- Bernhard von Sachsen-Lauenburg († 1523), provost in Cologne
- Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639)
- Bernhard of Septimanien or Bernhard I of Barcelona (* before 802; † 844), statesman at the court of Emperor Louis the Pious
- Bernhard von Valence (* before 1098; † 1135), Bishop of Arthah (1099), Latin Patriarch of Antioch (1100–1135)
- Bernhard III. von Wölpe (1230 / 1240–1310), Archbishop of Magdeburg and Bremen
- Bernardine of Siena (1380–1444), Italian saint
- Bernardine von Feltre Seliger (1439–1494), Franciscan, preacher and founder of charitable lending institutions
- Bernhard (mission bishop) , worked as mission bishop in Pomerania in 1121/1122
- Bernhard of Prague († 1240 at the latest), Bishop of Prague
- Bernhard von Konstanz (also Bernhard der Sachse; † 1088), scholar and publicist
- Bernhard von Breidenbach (also Breydenbach; * around 1440, † 1497), civil servant and politician of the Archdiocese of Mainz
- Bernhard von Cotta (1808–1879), German geologist and mining scientist
- Bernhard van Treeck (* 1964), German author, doctor & psychotherapist
- Bernhard Ludwig von Platen (* around 1733; † 1774), Prussian officer and the first Volga German poet
- Bernhard von Quintavalle (* around 1175; † between 1242 and 1245), companion of St. Francis of Assisi
- Bernhard von Lindenau (1779–1854), German lawyer, astronomer, minister and patron
- Bernhard the Good (* around 1170; † 1227), knight and diplomat from the Horstmar family
- Bernhard von Gützkow († before April 21, 1320)
- Bernat Guillem I. d'Entença (Bernard Wilhelm von Montpellier; † 1237), Catalan nobleman of Occitan origin
First name
- Bernhard Almstadt (1897–1944), German resistance fighter
- Bernhard Baier (water polo player) (1912–2003), German water polo player and sports official
- Bernhard Baier (actor) (* 1946), German actor
- Bernhard Baier (politician) (* 1975), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Bernhard Bettermann (* 1965), German actor
- Bernhard Boll (1756–1836), German clergyman, Archbishop of Freiburg
- Bernhard Boll (publisher, 1880) (1880–1956), German publisher
- Bernhard Boll (publisher, 1913) (1913–1968), German publisher
- Bernhard Boll (publisher, 1946) (* 1946), German publisher
- Bernhard Brink (* 1952), German pop singer and television presenter
- Bernhard Erdmannsdörffer (1833–1901), German historian
- Bernhard Gál (* 1971), Austrian composer and artist
- Bernhard Grzimek (1909–1987), German zoologist
- Bernhard Halbe (* 1958), German politician (CDU), mayor of Schmallenberg
- Bernhard Heitzer (* 1949), German government official
- Bernhard Hoëcker (* 1970), German comedian
- Bernhard Höting (1821–1898), German clergyman, Bishop of Osnabrück
- Bernhard Ilg (* 1956), German politician
- Bernhard Kegel (* 1953), German writer
- Bernhard Lichtenberg (1875–1943), German priest and resistance fighter, Righteous Among the Nations
- Bernhard Ludwig (cabaret artist) (* 1948), Austrian cabaret artist
- Bernhard Hieronymus Ludwig (1834–1897), Austrian furniture manufacturer
- Bernhard Ohsam (1926–2001), Romanian-German journalist, writer and radio editor
- Bernhard Paul (* 1947), Austrian clown and circus director ( Roncalli )
- Bernhard Petruschke (1910–2005), German motorcycle racing driver
- Bernhard Philberth (1927–2010), German physicist, philosopher and theologian
- Bernhard Russi (* 1948), Swiss ski racer
- Bernhard Schnur (* 1966), Austrian musician
- Bernhard Schmidt (singer) (1825-1892), German singer (bass) and actor
- Bernhard Schmidt (politician) (1825–1887), German lawyer, manor owner and politician, MdR
- Bernhard Schmidt (philologist) (1837–1917), German classical philologist
- Bernhard Schmidt (optician) (1879–1935), German optician
- Bernhard Schmidt (SS member) (1890–1960), German SS Obersturmbannführer
- Bernhard Schmidt (hygienist) (1906–2003), German doctor, hygienist and university professor
- Bernhard Schmidt (manager) (1909–2008), German engineer and manager
- Bernhard HF Taureck (* 1943), German philosopher
- Bernhard Timm (1909–1992), German industrial manager (BASF)
- Bernhard Vogel (* 1932), German politician (CDU), Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia
- Bernhard Wabnitz (* 1952), German journalist
- Bernhard Welte (1906–1983), German religious philosopher
- Bernhard Wicki (1919–2000), Austrian-Swiss director and actor
- Bernhard Zimburg (* 1954), Austrian diplomat
- Bernhard Maria Fuchs (1959–2014), German artist
See also
- Bernhardskirche
- Bernhard (disambiguation)