Bernier m. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army'.

Belgium

Latin

● 1106 Bernero (abl) CartStBert 2

France

Latin

● 814 Bernarius (nom) StVdM-II F21; c823 Berneharius (nom) irminon-vol2 43, Berneherus (nom) ibid. 85, Ved; 957x91 Barnerii (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 109; 1101 Berneri (gen) CartSPL1 X; 1125 Berneri (gen) NDParisII 2-XLVII, Bernerus (nom) ibid. 2-XLVII; 1130x1150 Bernerius (nom) CartStPC XXXVIII; 1135 Bernerius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1138x62 Bernerius (nom) ibid. 69; c1139 Bernerio (dat) CartNoyers DXII; 1147 Bernerius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 14; 1179 Bernerio (abl) ibid. 177, Bernerius (nom) ibid. 176, Bernerus (nom) ibid. 177; 1180 Bernerus (nom) RotScaNor p. 13

Old French

● 1313 Bernier Paris1313 p. 122

Germany

Latin

● 822x875 Bernhario (abl) TradCorb §95, Bernharius (nom) ibid. §2; 845 Bernheri (gen) OrkGZ no. 37; 1009 Bernarii (gen) HambUrk-vol1 LVIII; 1149 Perinherus (nom) mairhofer XXXII

The Netherlands

Latin

● 797 Bernheri (gen) OrkGZ no. 17; 850 Bernheri (nom) ibid. no. 41

Portugal

Latin

● 1179 Bernereus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4