Given name & surname · Russian
Бернар
“bear”
Бернар is a masculine given name from French. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Bernar.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Бернар goes back to French Bernard, meaning “bear.”
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Where it comes from
Бернар comes from French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From French Bernard, from Old High German, from English, from Old Norse, from German Bär, from Latin.
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Бернар’s family of names
In Russian usage, Бернар has a transliteration in BERNAR.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
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