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
- ● 1185x1186 Bernardi (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 2,
Bernardo (dat) ibid. p. 2;
1189 Bernardi (gen) GASurv p. 132,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 78;
1279–80 Bernardus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 41;
1436 Barnardi (gen) WillsInv LIX;
1551 Barnardus (nom) StMartF p. 57
- Dutch
- ● 1577 Bernard AuFr Eggherickx;
1579 Bernardt ibid. Egericks;
1595 Bernaert ibid. Foase;
1596 Bernaert ibid. Brouns;
1598 Bernaert ibid. Foase
- 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
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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;
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
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- 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;
1046 Barnardus (nom) ibid. 139;
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;
1300 Barnardi (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382,
Bernardi (gen) ibid. 382,
Bernardonus (nom) ibid. 382,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. 382;
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;
1300 Bernardoni (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382,
Bernardonis (gen) ibid. 382;
1310/11 Vernardetus (nom) GasReg-A
- Old French
- ● 1292 Bernart 1292paris p. 2;
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;
1562 Bernard RegPCC-1 p. 7;
1563 Bernard ibid. p. 34;
1588 Bernard raymond1588 p. 568
- ◑ 1392 Bernardin MemBret-II col. 608
- Germany
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- 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
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- 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
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- Latin
- ● 915 Bernardo (abl) RCI-Cam1 2;
1169 Bernardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 135;
1237 Bernardus (nom) TirNot1 584;
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
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- 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
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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
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1179 Bernardus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1424 Bernardo (abl) RMSRS-2 11
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 11thC Bernardus (nom) CDCB-XV MMCCIV;
1006 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 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;
1083 Bernardi (gen) ibid. MMCCI,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCCI;
1083x1086 Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCCII;
1086 Bernardo (abl) ibid. MMCCIII,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCCIII;
1087 Bernard (nom) ibid. MMCCV,
Bernardo (dat) ibid. MMCCV,
Bernardum (acc) ibid. MMCCV;
1190 Bernad (abl) ibid. MMCCVII,
Bernardi (gen) ibid. MMCCVI,
Bernardo (abl) ibid. MMCCVII,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCCVI;
1192 Bernardi (gen) ibid. MMCCVIII,
Bernardo (abl) ibid. MMCCVIII,
Bernardum (acc) ibid. MMCCVIII,
Bernardus (nom) ibid. MMCCVIII;
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
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- Latin
- ● 1157 Bernardi (gen) CartHaut 8;
14thCx1478 Bernardi (gen) Ob-SPVn (117)
- Ukraine
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- Latin
- ◑ 1469 Bernardino (dat) AGZ-18 19,
Bernardinum (acc) ibid. 19,
Bernardinus (nom) ibid. 19
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 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Bernard.