Bernier
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army'.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Berneharius (nom) irminon-vol2 43;
957x91 Barnerii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 109;
1130x1150 Bernerius (nom) CartStPC XXXVIII;
1135 Bernerius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1138x62 Bernerius (nom) ibid. 69;
1147 Bernerius (nom) ibid. 14;
1179 Bernerio (abl) ibid. 177,
Bernerius (nom) ibid. 176,
Bernerus (nom) ibid. 177;
1180 Bernerus (nom) RotScaNor p. 13
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Bernhario (abl) TradCorb §95,
Bernharius (nom) ibid. §2;
1009 Bernarii (gen) HambUrk-vol1 LVIII;
1149 Perinherus (nom) mairhofer XXXII
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1179 Bernereus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bernier". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Bernier.