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Berne

What does Berne mean?

Berne Pronunciation of Berne as a name for boys is of Old German origin, and the name Berne means "bear". Berne is a version of Bern (Old German): also a contraction for Bernard.

STARTS WITH Be-

ASSOCIATED WITH bear

Variations

VARIANT Bjorn

OTHER FORMS VIA BERN Bernie, Berny

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Berin, ..

(female) Berin, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Berne Koen (B.K.), ..

How popular is Berne?

Berne is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#40335 out of 150436, Top 27%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Popular alternative forms of Berne (NOT RANKED) are Bernie and Bjorn (#869 VIA LATEST LIST). Adoption of these forms of Berne was at its most widespread in 2018 (USAGE OF 0.01%). Bernie is the clear favorite, though Bjorn is now more regularly used, while Bernie is no longer trendy. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Bernie, Bjorn in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Bjorn outside U.S.

Similar Names

Berne is alike in pronunciation to Beirne, Biron, Bjorne, Born, Borne, Bourn, Bourne, Burn, Burne, Byrn and Byrne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aherne, Arne, Barde, Barna, Barnes, Barnet, Barney, Barni, Barnie, Barny, Bayne, Beale, Bede, Beebe, Beirney (see Burney), Beirnie, Benne, Bennie, Benno, Benny, Bent, Berend, Berg, Berger, Bergh, Beric, Berk, Berke, Berky, Berl, Berle, Bernabe, Bernal, Bernd, Bernet, Bernis, Bernt, Berry, Bert, Bertel, Bertie, Berto, Birney, Birnie, Birny (see Birney), Blane, Boine, Boyne, Burke, Burnel (see Burnell), Burney, Burnie, Deane, Dene, Heine, Herne, Jerone, Keane, Kearne, Keene, Lorne, Rene, Sterne and Verne. These names tend to be more commonly used than Berne.

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