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What does Bern mean?
Bern 
as a boys' name is pronounced byrn. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Bern is "bear". Also a nickname for Bernard.
STARTS WITH Be-
ASSOCIATED WITH bear
Variations
VARIANTS Berne, Bernie▼, Berny, Bjorn▲
OTHER FORMS VIA BERNARD Barney▼, Barnie, Barny, Bear▲, Berend, Bernarr, Bernd, Berndt, Bernis, Bernt
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bern Sheldon (B.S.), ..
How popular is Bern?
Bern is a rare given name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#29181 out of 150436, Top 19%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Barney, Barnie, Bear (#1005 FROM RECENT DATA), Bernard (#1151), Bernie and Bjorn (#869) are the prominent related forms of Bern (UNLISTED) rated in the Top 2000. These forms of Bern were at the top of their popularity in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 0.43%) and have become significantly less common since (ADOPTION 0.03%, ▼92%), with versions such as Bernie becoming less in vogue. Bernard has been the most recognizable form, though Bjorn has gained in usage. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Bern is alike in pronunciation to Beirne, Biron, Bjorne, Born, Borne, Bourn, Bourne, Buiron, Burn, Burne, Byrn and Byrne. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barna, Barni, Baron, Ben▼, Benn, Berg, Berk, Berl, Bert▼, Berwin, Berwyn, Beyren, Beyron, Biren, Birny (see Birney), Bran, Bren, Brenn, Bron, Bryn, Byran, Byren, Byron▼, Hern, Kern, Tern and Vern▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bern.
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