Bernie
[ˈbɜːrni]Meaning
diminutive of Bernard, Bernadette, Bernice and other names beginning with Bern
Background Story
Bernie is a diminutive of Bernard, Bernadette, Bernice and other names beginning with Bern, and is most often a shortened form of Bernard and Bernadette. In English it is also formed from Bernese with the -ie ending. Recorded variants include Barney, Berny, Birdie and Bunny, and the name is used in languages including Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish and Dutch.
Variations
Bernard, Bernie Bear
Related Names
Barnie
A variant of the name Bernard, meaning 'brave as a bear'.
Berndy
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Arturo
Italian and Spanish form of Arthur.
Bailey
From an English surname meaning "bailiff"
Baldo
Short form of Old German names with the element bald, "bold, brave"
Bardon
Recorded as a masculine given name in ecclesiastical history
Barker
An English surname meaning "a tanner of leather"
Barry
Anglicised form of the Irish name Barra, from Fionnbharr, "white head"
Bartus
A variation of the name Bartholomew, which means 'son of the furrow'.