masculine Bernard

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Origin:
germanic
Name Root:
*bernu- / *berô *harduz / *hardu- > Berinhart / Berenhard
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Old High German “Berinhart / Berenhard,” composed of two elements “*bernu- / *berô” (bear, wild animal) plus “*harduz / *hardu-” (hard, strong, brave, fearless, powerful). In turn, the name means “strong and powerful as a bear.” The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. 1) Bernard of Clairvaux was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order. After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. 2) Bérard d’Albret, lord of Vayres and Vertheuil († 1346), was a cadet member of the House of Albret in Gascony and an English commander during the Hundred Years War. 3) Berard of Carbio was a Franciscan friar who was executed in Morocco due to his attempts to promote Christianity, a thirteenth-century saint, and martyr. According to tradition, Berard was born into Leopardi’s noble family and was a native of Carbio in Umbria, a province of the Papal States.

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #1092


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #7745

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New Age Curiosities

Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

Name Songs

According to: itunes

Song
Artist
hÉlÈne et bernard
bill deraime
et puis bernard
billy nencioli
c'est bien bernard
chantal goya
l'histoire de bernard (workers)
charlÉlie couture
bernard de saint-andrÉ des alpes
didier barbelivien
chanson pour bernard
dominique dimey
mon pote bernard
le beaulac de bÂle
merci bernard
le procÉdÉ guimard delaunay
monsieur bernard
michel faubert
bernard!?
nÉry
bernard
sarclo
bernard's song
vÉronique sanson

Notable People and Personalities

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Bernard Gui, 14th Century Inquisitor
Bernard Hinault, French Cyclist
Bernard Hopkins, Professional Boxer
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Bernard Madoff (born 1938), American Stock Broker
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Bernard Manning (1930–2007), English Stand-up Comedian
Bernard Matthews, English Turkey Farmer, Founder Of Bernard Matthews Ltd
Bernard Montgomery, English Military Officer
Bernard Of Calvo, 13th-century Saint And Bishop Of Vich
Bernard Of Carinola, 12th-century Saint And Bishop Of Carinola
Bernard Of Cluny, 12th Century Benedictine Monk
Bernard Of Corleone (1605–1667), Franciscan Blessed
Bernard Of Menthon, 10th Century Monk
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Bernard Rajzman (born 1957), Brazilian Volleyball Player
Bernard Sachs, American Neurologist
Bernard Schuiteman, Dutch Football (soccer) Player
Bernard Spilsbury (1877–1947), English Pathologist
Bernard Sumner (born 1956), Musician
Bernard T. Feld, 20th Century Physicist And Anti-nuclear Activist
Bernard Tapie, French Politician