"Bernhard" meaning in German

See Bernhard in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Bernhard.ogg
Etymology: From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|Bernhart}} Old High German Bernhart, {{inh|de|goh|bero}} Old High German bero, {{inh|de|goh|hart}} Old High German hart, {{der|de|gem-pro|*Bernuharduz}} Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Bernhard
  1. a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Bernard. Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Bernhard-de-name-W9sFZpsk Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bernard, Bernhardt, Bernhart

Proper name

Audio: De-Bernhard.ogg Forms: Bernhards [genitive, masculine], Bernhard [genitive, masculine], Bernhard [feminine, genitive], Bernhards [plural]
Etymology: From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|Bernhart}} Old High German Bernhart, {{inh|de|goh|bero}} Old High German bero, {{inh|de|goh|hart}} Old High German hart, {{der|de|gem-pro|*Bernuharduz}} Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Bernhard m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernhards or (with an article) Bernhard, feminine genitive Bernhard, plural Bernhards)
  1. a surname transferred from the given name Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Related terms: Bernd, Bernadette
    Sense id: en-Bernhard-de-name-iPgqm~KQ Categories (other): German surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bernard, Bernhardt, Bernhart
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