Given name
Bernardus
Bernardus is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Bernardus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Bernardus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Bernardo. In Latin usage, Bernardus has a conventional equivalent in the German form BERNHARD. In Latin usage, Bernardus has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Бернхард.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Bernardus has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bernardus
- Bernardus Johannes AlfrinkDutch cardinal (1900-1987)
- Barry HulshoffDutch footballer (1946–2020)
- Bernardus CroonDutch rower (1886-1960)
- Bernardus Bofitwos BaruIndonesian Roman-Catholic priest, bishop of Timikaborn 1969
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