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Definition: 1) Strong or brave as a bear. From a first name of Germanic origin, Bernard was originally Bernharding from 'beran' meaning bear and 'hardu' meaning brave, hardy, or strong.
Surname Origin:
English, French
Alternate Surname Spellings:
BARNARD, BERNART, BERNDSEN, BERNHARD, BERNHARDT, BERNAERT
More Resources for the Surname BERNARD :
French Genealogy BERNARD Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - BERNARD Genealogy BERNARD Surname & Family Mailing List Surname Finder - BERNARD Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - BERNARD Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - BERNARD Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - BERNARD Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
