Western numerology
Number 7 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Bernhard at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- German
- Western numerology
- 7
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
- 158 family views
Number meaning for Bernhard
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Bernhard mean?
Bernhard is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with German context. Its meaning is recorded as: Variant of Bernard: Brave as a bear
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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Names like Bernhard
Bernadette
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Bernard St Bernadette was a French peasant girl whose 19th century visions of Virgin Mary prompted the establishment of the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes Feminine of Bernard St Bernadette was canonized in 1933; bold as a bear; brave as a bear; Feminine for Bernard
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Bernadina
Girl
French
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear; Feminine of Bernard, meaning strong as a bear, or bear hard
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Bernadine
Girl
French
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear; Feminine of Bernard, meaning strong as a bear, or bear hard
154 family views
Bernardina
Girl
German
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear
128 family views
Bernardine
Girl
German
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear
126 family views
Bernie
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Bernard: Brave as a bear; Diminutive of Bernice: A variant of Berenice, meaning bringer of victory The New Testament Bernice, called Berenice in some passages, was thought to have had an incestuous relationship with King Herod Agrippa II, her brother; Strong as a bear
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Brother names
Brothers for Bernhard
Sister names
Sisters for Bernhard
Bernadette
Girl
Filipino
A feminine form of Bernard St Bernadette was a French peasant girl whose 19th century visions of Virgin Mary prompted the establishment of the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes Feminine of Bernard St Bernadette was canonized in 1933; bold as a bear; brave as a bear; Feminine for Bernard
145 family views
Bernadina
Girl
French
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear; Feminine of Bernard, meaning strong as a bear, or bear hard
158 family views
Bernadine
Girl
French
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear; Feminine of Bernard, meaning strong as a bear, or bear hard
154 family views
Bernardina
Girl
German
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear
128 family views
Bernardine
Girl
German
Feminine form of Bernard: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear
126 family views
Bernie
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Bernard: Brave as a bear; Diminutive of Bernice: A variant of Berenice, meaning bringer of victory The New Testament Bernice, called Berenice in some passages, was thought to have had an incestuous relationship with King Herod Agrippa II, her brother; Strong as a bear
100 family views
Berny
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Bernard: Brave as a bear; Diminutive of Bernice: A variant of Berenice, meaning bringer of victory The New Testament Bernice, called Berenice in some passages, was thought to have had an incestuous relationship with King Herod Agrippa II, her brother
146 family views
Berta
Girl
Indian
Bright; Bright or Glorious; glorious, learning; Intelligent; Splendid; Variant of Bertha: From Old English beorht meaning bright In use since the Norman Conquest In World War I a German howitzer was nicknamed Big Bertha
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More origins
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Richard
Boy
Bengali
3', Richard Plantagenet His son, Richard 'Richard II' 'Richard III' Richard, Duke of York, Edward IV's son Sir Richard Ratcliff; brave one; 'Henry IV' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York Sir Richard Vernon 'King Henry V' and 'Henry VI, 1, 2, and Powerful; powerful ruler; Rich and powerful ruler; Strong ruler; strong ruler A Teutonic name from the European Middle Ages England's King Richard Coeur de Lion was a crusading knight
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