Berne - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Berne \b(e)-rne, ber-ne\ is a variant of Bern (Old German), and the meaning of Berne is "bear".

The baby name Berne sounds like Beirne, Berny, Bernie, Burne, Borne and Byrne. Other similar baby names are Benne, Berke, Berle, Bernt, Bernd, Bernet, Herne and Verne.

Berne is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#34234 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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