Bernard
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'
The name of a number of 12th and 13th C saints, the most famous being Bernard of Clairvaux, reformer of the Cistercian order.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1237 Bernhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Bernardus (nom) JeanIII p. 24
- ◑ 1312 Bernekinus (nom) JeanIII p. 24
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Bernhardi (gen) chlumecky 16,
Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 105;
1350 Bernhardi (gen) ibid. 208;
1353 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 65;
1354 Bernhardo (abl) ibid. 59,
Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 59;
1356 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 148
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1279–80 Bernardus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 41
- English
- ● 1530 Barnard LIWill-III p. 5,
Bernarde ibid. p. 64;
1540 Barnard StAnthonlin p. 2;
1541 Bernard ibid. p. 3;
1552 Bernard ibid. p. 9;
1559 Bernard BUmar-vol2 p. 60;
1560 Barnard ibid. p. 60;
1590 Bernard DEmar-vol2 p. 22;
1593 Barnard BUmar-vol2 p. 65;
1594 Bernard DEmar-vol2 p. 28;
1598 Barnard (nom) DEmar-vol1 p. 87;
1599 Barnard StAnthonlin p. 39
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1364 Bernd BbRT p. 334;
1376 Bernd ibid. p. 335;
1383 Bernd ibid. p. 337;
1387 Bernd ibid. p. 339;
1389 Bernd ibid. p. 339;
1390 Bernd ibid. p. 339;
1392 Bernd ibid. p. 340;
1396 Bernd ibid. p. 341;
1398 Bernd ibid. p. 342;
1399 Bernd ibid. p. 342;
1400 Bernd ibid. p. 342;
1409 Bernd ibid. p. 345;
1415 Bernd ibid. p. 347;
1419 Bernd ibid. p. 348,
Bernt ibid. p. 348;
1420 Bernd ibid. p. 349;
1421 Bernd ibid. p. 349;
1422 Bernd ibid. p. 350;
1436 Bernd ibid. p. 358;
1437 Bernd ibid. p. 360
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Bernehardus (nom) irminon-vol2 44-45;
862x876 Bernardus (nom) InsMacon X;
937x93 Barnardus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 99;
1030x70 Barnardus (nom) ibid. no. 103;
1031 Barnardus (nom) ibid. no. 107;
1047 Bernardi (gen) CartNDSaintes II;
1047x1061 Bernardus (nom) ibid. XV;
1050 Barnardus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 100;
1067x1086 Bernardo (dat) CartNDSaintes XIV,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. XIV;
1079x1081 Bernardus (nom) ibid. XXI;
a1116 Bernardi (gen) CartStPC XX;
1119 Bernardo (abl) CartNDJosaphat VII;
1120 Bernardus (nom) ibid. VIII;
1121 Bernardo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 2,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. 1;
1122–1126 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 3,
Bernardo (abl) ibid. 3;
1126 Bernardus (nom) CartStPC IV;
1132 Bernardo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 5;
1133 Bernardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX;
1135 Bernardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. 7;
1136 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 8;
1138x62 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 90;
1144x53 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 25;
1144x1153 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 25;
1145 Bernardum (acc) ibid. 11;
1147 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 14,
Bernardo (dat) CartNDSaintes XXV,
clairvaux-12thc 14,
Bernardus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXV,
clairvaux-12thc 14;
1147x53 Bernardi ibid. 26;
1147x1162 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 53;
1148 Bernardo (abl) CartNDSaintes XXIV,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. XXIV;
1163 Bernardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 94;
1163–64 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 120;
1167 Bernardus (nom) CartNDSaintes X;
1180 Bernardo (abl) RotScaNor p. 19;
1190 Bernardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CIII;
1258 Bernardo (abl) ArrestReg-volI XIV, Candlemas;
1260 Bernardus (nom) ibid. X, St. Martin;
1261 Bernardo (abl) ibid. VI, BMV,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. VI, BMV;
1273 Bernardi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30,
Bernardo (abl) ibid. p. 19,
Bernardum (acc) ibid. p. 26,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 19;
1274 Bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 51,
Bernardo (abl) ibid. p. 61,
Bernardum (acc) ibid. p. 27,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 27;
1287 Bernardus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74;
1301 Bernardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 180,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 200;
1378 Bernardi (gen) hanquetvol1 490,
Bernardo (dat) ibid. 117,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. 291;
1579 Bernardo (abl) FlorLyon p. 40
- ◑ 1310/11 Vernardetus (nom) GasReg-A
- Old French
- ● 1296 Bernart paris1296 p. 9;
1301 Bernard (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 292,
Bernars (nom) ibid. p. 233,
Bernart (obl) ibid. p. 233;
1313 Bernard Paris1313 p. 99,
Bernart ibid. p. 10
- Middle French
- ● 1368 Bernart beauchet-vol1 p. 13;
1388 Bernard thierry;
1392 Bernart MemBret-II col. 610;
1418 Bernart HGParis p. 373;
1421 Bernard favier p. 174;
1438 Benard ibid. 500,
Benart ibid. 145;
1588 Bernard raymond1588 p. 568
- ◑ 1392 Bernardin MemBret-II col. 608
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x75 Bernhard (nom) TradCorb §157,
Bernhardo (abl) ibid. §25,
Bernhardus (nom) ibid. §3;
905 Bernardum (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI;
948 Bernardo (abl) ibid. XXXV;
983 Bernhardi (gen) ibid. XLVI;
988 Berenharti (gen) ibid. LI,
Bernharti (gen) ibid. LI;
1134 Bernardus (nom) quix-vol1 97;
1142 Bernhardus (nom) mairhofer I,
Perenhardus (nom) ibid. IV,
Perinhart (nom) ibid. III;
1144 Berenhardus (nom) ibid. XV,
Perenhardus (nom) ibid. XVI;
1211 Bernardus (nom) hennes-vol1 11;
1212 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 12;
1214 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 15;
1219 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 39;
1222 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 62;
1401 bernhardo (dat) HD1401 no. 108
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Bernhart Nurn1497 p. 2
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1277 Bernardus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLII;
1282 Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII;
1284 Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII;
1285 Bernardi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154;
1326 Bernardi (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 439,
Bernardo (abl) ibid. no. 423;
1327 Bernardi (gen) ibid. no. 449,
Bernardum (acc) ibid. no. 449;
1527 Bernardus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83
- ◑ 1285 Bernardini (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157;
1527 Bernardini (gen) Rome1527 p. 83,
Bernardino (abl) ibid. p. 91,
Bernardinus (nom) ibid. p. 83,
Nardi (gen) ibid. p. 88
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1291 Bernardo (dat) RigSB 27
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1235 Bernardus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
- Dutch
- ● 1560 Barent MagMiddelburg-1560;
1561 Barent ibid.,
Bernard ibid.;
1562 Bernaerts (gen) ibid.;
1563 Bernard ibid.,
Berrnaerts (gen) ibid.;
1564 Bernard ibid.;
1573 Bernard ibid.;
1574 Bernard ibid.
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1232 Bernhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 87
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1487 Bernardi (gen) carbonell p. 11,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 10;
1488 Bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 17;
1489 Bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 31;
1490 Bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 48,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 42;
1491 Bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 52,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 52
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Bernadi valencia1510 4487,
Bernardi ibid. 1119,
Bernat ibid. 3337
- ◑ 1510 Bernaldino valencia1510 1434,
Bernardino ibid. 4029
- Spanish
- ● 1495 Bernat montalvo;
1567 Bernardo SanzSerrano
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 14thCx1478 Bernardi (gen) Ob-SPVn (117)
Preview. DO NOT cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bernard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Bernard.