Bernard m. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

Austria

Latin

● 928 Pernhardi (gen) UrkStyria 18, Pernhart (nom) ibid. 18; 930 Pernhart (nom) ibid. 19; 935 Pernhart (nom) ibid. 21; c1100 Bernhardi (gen) ibid. 89, Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 89; 1124 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 110; c1125 Pernhardo (abl) ibid. 113; c1128 Berenhart (nom) ibid. 118a, Pernhart (nom) ibid. 119b; 1237 Bernhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 96

Belgium

Latin

● 1116 Bernardi (gen) CartStBert 7; 1120 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 9

Middle Dutch

● 1336 Bernarde (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 32, Bernards (gen) ibid. p. 30

Dutch

● 1597x1598 Bernaerdt BoonenGes p. 328, Bernaert ibid. p. 320, Bernaerts (gen) ibid. p. 364, Bernarts (gen) ibid. p. 383

Brabant

Latin

● 1312 Bernardus (nom) JeanIII p. 24

◑ 1312 Bernekinus (nom) JeanIII p. 24

Croatia

Croatian

● 1597 Bernard Susedgrad1597 p. 30

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; 1358 Bernhardi (gen) ibid. 331, p. 34, Bernhart (nom) ibid. 427, p. 38; 1403 Bernardus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 20; 1405 Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 21

Middle High German

● 1364 Bernhart (nom) Rössler1 59; 1365 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 58; 1373 Bernhard (nom) ibid. 102, Bernhart (nom) ibid. 102; 1389 Berenhard (nom) ibid. 118

Denmark

Danish

● 1581 Bernndtz (gen) KD-1 no. 362, Bernnt ibid. no. 362, Bernts (gen) ibid. no. 362

England

Latin

● 1185x1186 Bernardi (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 2, Bernardo (dat) ibid. p. 2; 1189 Bernardi (gen) GASurv p. 132, Bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 78; 1222 Bernardus (nom) StPaulDom p. 80, bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 71; 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; 1597 Bernard bruton1 p. 125; 1598 Barnard (nom) DEmar-vol1 p. 87; 1599 Barnard StAnthonlin p. 39

Walloon

● 1590/1 Bernart RWC p. 15; 1592 Bernard ibid. p. 21; 1594 Bernard ibid. p. 33

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

● 814 Bernardus (nom) StVdM-II F21; c823 Berneardus (nom) irminon-vol2 15, Wan, Bernehardus (nom) ibid. 44-45; 862x876 Bernardus (nom) InsMacon X, Bernarum (acc) ibid. X; 937x93 Barnardus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 99; 942 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 131; 11thC Barnardi (gen) ibid. 125, Barnardus (nom) ibid. 125; 1013 Bernardi (gen) CartSavII 8; 1030 Bernardus (nom) StVdM-II 712; 1030x70 Barnardus (nom) St-Barnard-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-Barnard-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; 1088x1119 Barnardi (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 149; 1090x1101 Bernardus (nom) CartStPC XLIII; 1094 Bernardi (gen) StVdM-II 686; fin11thC Barnardi (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 154; 1101x1105 Bernardi (gen) CartSPL1 XI; 1101x1129 Bernardi (gen) CartStPC XXIII; a1116 Bernardi (gen) ibid. XX; 1119 Bernardo (abl) CartNDJosaphat VII; 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; 1142x1152 bernardi (gen) ChartCaen2 1; 1144x53 Bernardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 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; 1157x1184 Bernardus (nom) ChartCaen2 2; 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; c1175–1180 Bernardus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 64; 1179 Bernardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 180, Bernardo (abl) ibid. 176, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 176; 1180 Bernardo (abl) RotScaNor p. 19; 1190 Bernardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CIII; 1194 Bernardus (nom) ibid. CLVI; c1236 Bernardo (dat) ibid. CXLVIII; 1249 Bernardi (gen) HAP p. 358; 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; 1268 Bernardi (gen) NDParisII 2-V; 1269 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 2-III; 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) RHF-VIII p. 58, RegToul-13thC 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; 1292 Bernardus (nom) MemBret-I 1102; 1300 Barnardi (gen) St-Barnard-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; 1350 Bernardus (nom) RHF-VIII p. 51; 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-Barnard-Romans 382, Bernardonis (gen) ibid. 382; 1310/11 Vernardetus (nom) GasReg-A; 1503 Bernardino (abl) MHCG2 278

Old French

● 1292 Bernart 1292paris p. 2, (obl) HistHdVParis p. 109; 1294 Bernard (obl) ibid. p. 126, Bernart (obl) ibid. p. 126; 1296 Bernart paris1296 p. 9; 1298 Bernart (obl) HistHdVParis p. 139; 1299 Bernart (obl) ibid. p. 145; 1301 Bernard (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 292, Bernars (nom) ibid. p. 233; c1301 Bernart (obl) HistHdVParis p. 151; 1301 Bernart (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 233; 1313 Bernard Paris1313 p. 99, Bernart ibid. p. 10

Middle French

● 1358 Bernart LeCoq p. 375; 1364 Bernart ActsCharlesV no. 82; 1368 Bernart beauchet-vol1 p. 13; 1388 Bernard thierry; 1392 Bernart MemBret-II col. 610; 1418 Bernart DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373; 1421 Bernard favier p. 174; 1438 Benard ibid. 500, Benart ibid. 145; 1493 Bernard MSR1838 p. 375; 1562 Bernard RegPCC-1 p. 7; 1563 Bernard ibid. p. 34; 1588 Bernard raymond1588 p. 568

◑ 1392 Bernardin MemBret-II col. 608

Occitan

● 1444/5 Bernart ArcGir17 no. XXIX

Germany

Latin

● 802 Perahart (nom) FRA-XXXL 8; 822x875 Bernhard (nom) TradCorb §157, Bernhardo (abl) ibid. §25, Bernhardus (nom) ibid. §3; 855 Pernhardum (acc) FRA-XXXL 14; 905 Bernardum (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI; 925 Pernhart (nom) UrkStyria 14; 948 Bernardo (abl) HambUrk-vol1 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; 1173 Bernardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. II; 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; 1238 Bernardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XXI; 1239 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. XXIV; 1240 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. XXVI; 1241 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. XXVIII; 1259 Bernardus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1264 Bernardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LVII; 1265 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. LIX; 1266 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. LXI; 1267 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. LXIII; 1271 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. LXVI; 1283 Bernardi (gen) ibid. no. LXXX, Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. LXXVIII; 1287 Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. LXXXI; 1302 Bernardus (nom) BremUrk2 no. 16; 1313 Bernardo (dat) VFBStralsund 31; 1317 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 50; 1321 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 64; 1401 bernhardo (dat) HD1401 no. 108

Early New High German

● 1497 Bernhart Nurn1497 p. 2

Middle Low German

● 1304 Bernart (nom) BremUrk2 no. 38

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; 1460 Barnardum (acc) RegOct 31

Early Modern English

● 1530 Bernard Fiants-1 28; 1538 Bernard ibid. 65

Israel

Latin

● 1120 Bernardus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VIII

Italy

Latin

● 915 Bernardo (abl) RCI-Cam1 2; 1096 Perenhart (nom) UrkStyria 88; 1169 Bernardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 135; 1189 Bernardi (gen) ChStBo1 I; 1198 Bernardus (nom) ibid. IV; 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; 1366 Bernardi (gen) Livi 32, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 17; 1367 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 131/132; 1369 Bernardo (abl) ibid. 250, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 241; 1401 Bernardi (gen) SDHK no. 15739, Bernardus (nom) ibid. no. 15739; 1464 Bernardus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1505 Bernardus (nom) VitAs2 VI; 1527 Bernardus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83

◑ 1285 Bernardini (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157; 1368 Bernardini (gen) Livi 203; 1490 Bernardinus (nom) VitAs2 III; 1521 Bernardinus (nom) ibid. II; 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

Italian

● 1429–1430 Bernardo DiaryLMA p. 207; 1490 Bernardo (abl) VitAs2 II; 1513x1521 Bernardo LeoX p. 14

◑ 1513x1521 Bernardino LeoX p. 15, Nardo ibid. p. 16, Nardone ibid. p. 19

Latvia

Latin

● 1288 Bernardo (dat) RigSB 531; 1289 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 534, Bernardus (nom) ibid. 129; 1291 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 27; 1292 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 658, Bernardo (dat) ibid. 667; 1293 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 724, 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; 1304 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 903; 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

● 794 Bernhardi (gen) OrkGZ no. 15; 796 Bernhardi (gen) ibid. no. 16; 797 Bernhardi (gen) ibid. no. 17; 1235 Bernardus (nom) hennes-vol1 93; 1254 Bernardus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 294, bernardi (gen) ibid. p. 294; 1288 bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 296; 1324 bernhardus (nom) ibid. p. 298; 1334 bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 300; 1347 bernhardus (nom) ibid. p. 300; 1361 bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 302; 1364 bernardus (nom) ibid. p. 302

Middle Dutch

● 1383 Beernts (gen) GesOIJ-4 p. 186

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; 1282 Bernardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXVII

Portugal

Latin

● 1179 Bernardus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4

Scotland

Latin

● 1424 Bernardo (abl) RMSRS-2 11

Spain

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; 1124 Bernard (nom) CDSS III, Bernardus (nom) ibid. III; 1190 Bernad (abl) CDCB-XV 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-I 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; 1576 Bernardo Catalogo-5.2 3918

◑ 1576 Bernardino Catalogo-5.2 3903

Sweden

Early Modern Swedish

● 1533 Berendt (nom) HGS p. 156

Switzerland

Latin

● 1157 Bernardi (gen) CartHaut 8; 1195 Bernardus (nom) CartChart 2; 1210 Bernardus (nom) ibid. 4; 1247 Bernardus (nom) CartHaut 49; 14thCx1478 Bernardi (gen) Ob-SPVn (117); 1447 Bernardo (dat) MHCG2 217; 1451 Bernhardus (nom) ibid. 221; 1466 Bernardo (dat) ibid. 233; 1519 Bernardi (gen) ibid. 292

◑ 1519 Bernardino (dat) MHCG2 292, Bernardinus (nom) ibid. 292

Middle French

● 1549 Bernard MHCG2 318; 1563 Bernard ibid. 341

Early New High German

● 1447 Bernhardt (nom) MHCG2 217, Bernhart (nom) ibid. 217; 1451 Bernhart (nom) ibid. 220

Ukraine

Latin

◑ 1469 Bernardino (dat) AGZ-18 19, Bernardinum (acc) ibid. 19, Bernardinus (nom) ibid. 19