Barnard - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Barnard \b(a)-rna-rd, bar-nard\ is a variant of Bernard (Old French, Old German), and the meaning of Barnard is "strong, brave bear".

The baby name Barnard sounds like Burnard, Bearnard, Barnhard and Barnardo. Other similar baby names are Bernald, Bernhard, Bernarr, Bernardo, Barnhardo, Brainard, Braynard, Burgard, Raynard and Vernard.

Barnard is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Barnard. Compare Barnard with related baby names.