Bernie - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Bernie \b(e)-rnie, ber-nie\, also used as boy's name Bernie, is a variant of Berenice (Greek), Bernadette (French, Old German), Bernadine (Old German) and Bernice (Greek), and the meaning of Bernie is "victory bringer; strong, brave bear".

The baby name Bernie sounds like Bernee and Berni. Other similar baby names are Bertie, Berrie, Bennie, Bernise, Berdie and Vernie.

Bernie is a somewhat common first name for women (#2888 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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