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♂ Bernie (boy)
What does Bernie mean?
Bernie ▼ as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Bernie) has its root in Old German, and Bernie means "bear". Bernie is an alternate spelling of Bern (Old German): also a contraction for Bernard.
STARTS WITH Be-
ASSOCIATED WITH bear
Variations
VARIANTS Berny, Barny, Barnie, Barney▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA BERN, BERNARD Berend, Bernarr, Bernd, Berndt, Berne, Bernis, Bernt
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bernie Darren (B.D.), ..
How popular is Bernie?
Bernie is a somewhat popular first name for males (#757 out of 1220, Top 62%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#65133 out of 150436, Top 43%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Bernie reached its peak position of #517 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Barney, Barnie and Bernard (#1151 IN 2018) are the popular alternative forms of Bernie. Other variants, like Bernarr, are seldom used. These forms of Bernie reached the top of their popularity a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.43%) and have become much less conventional since (ADOPTION 0.01%, DOWN 97.8%), with forms like Bernie becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Bernie▼ is pronounced similarly to Barna, Barni, Beirney, Beirnie, Birney, Birnie, Birny, Burney and Burnie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arnie, Barrie, Beatie, Beirne, Benjie, Benne, Bennie▼, Bergin, Beric, Berke, Berkie, Berklie, Berle, Berlin, Bernabe, Bernal, Bernet, Bertie, Bertil, Bertin, Bertle, Berwin, Berwyn, Berwynne, Birkie (see Birkey), Birlie, Born, Borne, Bourne, Brain, Brien, Bruin, Burlie, Burn, Burne, Burnis, Byrdie, Byrn, Byrne, Dennie, Derbie, Derrie, Ernie▼, Ferdie, Fergie, Gerrie, Heinie, Herbie, Hermie, Herne, Hernlie (see Hernley), Jerrie, Kennie, Kerbie, Kerrie, Lennie, Percie, Perrie, Rennie, Terrie, Verne▼, Vernee and Vernin. These names tend to be less commonly used than Bernie.
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