Bernard

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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

Latin: ● 1237 Bernhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 96

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Bernardus (nom) JeanIII p. 24; ◑ 1312 Bernekinus (nom) JeanIII p. 24

Czech Republic

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

Latin: ● 1189 Bernardi (gen) GASurv p. 132, Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 78; 1279–80 Bernardus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 41; 1436 Barnardi (gen) WillsInv LIX
Early Modern 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

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; 1440 Bernd ibid. p. 362; 1442 Bernd ibid. p. 364; 1443 Bernd ibid. p. 365; 1444 Bernt ibid. p. 365; ◑ 1592 Penno Tiik1977 p. 285

France

Latin: ● c823 Bernehardus (nom) irminon-vol2 44-45; 862x876 Bernardus (nom) InsMacon X, Bernarum (acc) ibid. X; 937x93 Barnardus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 99; 942 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 131; 11thC Barnardi (gen) ibid. 125, Barnardus (nom) ibid. 125; 1030 Bernardus (nom) StVdM-II 712; 1030x70 Barnardus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 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; 1058 Barnardus (nom) StVdM-II 694; 1060 Barnardus (nom) ibid. 730; 1060x1064 Bernarde (voc) ibid. 709; 1064x1079 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 690; 1065x1079 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 663; 1066 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 698; 1067x1086 Bernardo (dat) CartNDSaintes XIV, Bernardus (nom) ibid. XIV; 1073 Bernardi (gen) StVdM-II 679, Bernardo (abl) ibid. 679; 1075 Bernardo (abl) ibid. 731; 1079x1081 Bernardus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXI; 1090x1101 Bernardus (nom) CartStPC XLIII; 1094 Bernardi (gen) StVdM-II 686; 1101x1129 Bernardi (gen) CartStPC XXIII; a1116 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 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; 1147x1153 Bernardi (nom) ibid. 26; 1147x1162 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 53; 1148 Bernardo (abl) CartNDSaintes XXIV, Bernardus (nom) ibid. XXIV; c1150 Bernardus (nom) CartSavII 200; 1163 Bernardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 94; 1163–64 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 106; 1163x1173 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 156, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 156; 1164 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 120; 1165 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 126; 1167 Bernardus (nom) CartNDSaintes X; 1171 Bernardo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 142, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 141; 1173 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 157, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 151; 1179 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 180, Bernardo (abl) ibid. 176, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 176; 1180 Bernardo (abl) RotScaNor p. 19; 1190 Bernardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CIII; c1236 Bernardo (dat) ibid. CXLVIII; 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; 1283–86 Bernardi (gen) GasReg-A p. 227; 1287 Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 74; 1301 Bernardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 180, Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 200; 1310/11 Bernardus (nom) GasReg-A p. 100; 1310 Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 217; 1310–11 Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 236; 1311 Bernardo (abl) LibSenTou fol. 118, Bernardus (nom) ibid. fol. 118; 1378 Bernardi (gen) hanquetvol1 490, Bernardo (dat) ibid. 117, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 291; 1579 Bernardo (abl) FlorLyon p. 40; ◑ 1179 Bernelet (abl) clairvaux-12thc 181; 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

Latin: ● 822x875 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; 1233 Bernardo (dat) CDL-1.1.1 XIV, Bernardum (acc) ibid. XIV; 1259 Bernardus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1401 bernhardo (dat) HD1401 no. 108
Early New High German: ● 1497 Bernhart Nurn1497 p. 2

Ireland

Latin: ● fin12thC Bearnardi (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 18, Bearnardus (nom) ibid. III, p. 11, Bernard (nom) ibid. III, p. 11, Bernardi (gen) ibid. III, p. 19

Italy

Latin: ● 1169 Bernardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 135; 1245 Bernhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 120; 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; 1522x1532 Berardini (gen) DSF p. 56, 3, Bernardinus (nom) ibid. p. 50; 1527 Bernardini (gen) Rome1527 p. 83, Bernardino (abl) ibid. p. 91, Bernardinus (nom) ibid. p. 83, Nardi (gen) ibid. p. 88

Latvia

Latin: ● 1289 Bernardus (nom) RigSB 129; 1291 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 27; 1293 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 153; 1294 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 167; 1295 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 173; 1296 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 362, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 176; 1297 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 181, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 183; 1299 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 189, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 189; 1300 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 403; 1301 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 308; 1302 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 195; 1303 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 375; 1305 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 377; 1307 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 289; 1309 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 292; 1314 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 209; 1327 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 209; 1330 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 211
Middle Low German: ● 1512 Bernt Mettig1892 p. 7; 1514 Bernt ibid. p. 11; 1545 Bernd Arbusow p. 99

The Netherlands

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

Latin: ● 1232 Bernhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 87

Portugal

Latin: ● 1179 Bernardus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4

Spain

Latin: ● 1006 Bernardus (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXVI; 1011 Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCLXX, bernard (nom) ibid. MMCLXX; 1019 Bernard (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIV, Bernardo (abl) ibid. MMCLXXIV, Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIV; 1020 Berard (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV, Bernar (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV, Bernard (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV; 1276 Bernardi (gen) CDGH XLVI; 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, p. 63; 1492 Bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 66, Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 66
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

Latin: ● 1157 Bernardi (gen) CartHaut 8; 14thCx1478 Bernardi (gen) Ob-SPVn (117)

Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bernard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Bernard.