Given name & surname
Bernhart
“as strong and brave as a bear”
In German use, Bernhart is a variant of Bernard. One German interpretation is “as strong and brave as a bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Bernhart 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
In German use, Bernhart 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 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bernhart through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19
- 19 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 9 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 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 580 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bernhart’s family of names
In German usage, Bernhart has a related form in Bernard. In German usage, Bernhart has a related form in Bernard. In German usage, Bernhart has a related form in BERNHARD.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bernhart
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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