Given name
Bernarr
“as strong and brave as a bear”
Bernarr is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bernarr is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bernarr is a variant of Bernard. An origin associated with Bernard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bernarr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 80 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bernarr’s family of names
Bernarr has a related form in Bernard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bernarr
- Bernarr MacfaddenAmerican physical culturist and magazine publisher (1868–1955)
- Buzz BusbyBluegrass musician (1933–2003)
- Bernarr NotleyEnglish cricketer (1918-2019)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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