Given name & surname
Bernt
Bernt is a masculine given name. It is used in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Scandinavian use, Bernt shares an earlier linguistic root with 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 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bernt through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 5 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 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 165 as a first name in 2020; 427 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.
Bernt’s family of names
In Danish usage, Bernt is a diminutive of BERNHARD. Bernt shares a linguistic root with Bernard. In German usage, Bernt has a related form in Bernd.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bernt has relatives in 6 languages.
23 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Bernhardfull form · Swedish, Norwegian
- Berndvariant · German
- Bernhartvariant · German
- Bernhardtvariant · German
- Berndtvariant · German, Swedish
- Perntvariant · German
- Perndvariant · German
- Bernzvariant · German
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bernt
- Kennet AnderssonSwedish footballerborn 1967
- Bernt EvensenNorwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1905-1979)
- Bernt Michael HolmboeNorwegian mathematician (1795–1850)
- Bernt JohanssonSwedish road racing cyclistborn 1953
- Bernt NotkeGerman painter and sculptor (1440–1509)
- Arne SelmossonSwedish footballer and manager (1931-2002)
- Bernt HaasSwiss footballerborn 1978
- Bernt Ivar EidsvigNorwegian bishopborn 1953
- Bernt Balchenaviation pioneer and United States Army officer (1899-1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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