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.

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variants

German variants

Bernhardt , Bernhart , Bernherus , Bernard
Bernd , Berndt , Berendt , Bernie , Behrend , Behrendt
Bördi , Beppo
Werner

Female

Bernhardine

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Croatian : Bernard , Brnad or Brno out of date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