Best Nicknames

Origin: Old French, Old German

Meaning: “strong, brave bear”

Best Nicknames
Bern, Bernie, Berny, Bear

Variations and Sound Alikes:
Bearnard, Bernardo, Bernhard, Burnard

Bernard TV and Movie Quotes:
“Bernard! I was just, well, I was talking to myself.” Megamind (2010)
“How do you like living in my world so far, Bernard?” Bernard and Doris (2006)

Famous people named Bernard or its variations

1. Bernard Hopkins (b. 1965), American boxer
a.k.a. The Executioner
2. Bernie Mac (1957-2008), American actor and comedian
born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough
3. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090=1153), French abbot
canonized a saint Jan. 18, 1174 by Pope Alexander III
 

 
Bernard Middle Names
Bernard Alexander
Bernard Fletcher
Bernard Frasier
Bernard Marshall
Bernard Rhys