Bernd - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Bernd \b(e)-rnd, ber-nd\ is a variant of Bernard (Old French, Old German), and the meaning of Bernd is "strong, brave bear".

The baby name Bernd sounds like Bernt, Berndt and Berend. Other similar baby names are Bern, Berny and Berne.

Bernd is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#30750 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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