Bernie - name meaning, origin

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

The baby name Bernie sounds like Barnie, Berne, Burnie, Birnie and Beirnie. Other similar baby names are Bertie, Berkie, Bennie and Bernis.

Bernie is a somewhat common first name for men (#757 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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