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First name Bernhard - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
Old High German
Nameday
13. June, 15 June, 20 August
Meaning
Bernhard is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, formed from elements meaning "bear" and "strong" or "brave," conveying the idea of a bravery like that of a bear.
Famous people with the first name Bernhard
- Sandra Bernhard (Writer)
- Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (Person)
- Bernhard Einstein (Person)
- Bernhard Riemann (Mathematician)
- Thomas Bernhard (Austrian writer)
- Bernhard Langer (German doctor and prisoner of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp)
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