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Berny

What does Berny mean?

Berny Pronunciation of Berny as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Berny) is of Old German origin, and the meaning of the name Berny is "bear". Berny is a variant form of Bern (Old German): also a diminutive for Bernard.

STARTS WITH Be-

ASSOCIATED WITH bear

Variations

VARIANT Bernie

RELATIONS VIA BERN Berne, Bjorn

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Bourny, ..

(female) Bering, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Berny River (B.R.), ..

How popular is Berny?

Berny is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a somewhat prominent last name for all people (#96918 out of 150436, Top 64%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Popular related forms of Berny (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Bernie and Bjorn (#869 IN RECENT RANKINGS). These relations of Berny were at the top of their popularity in 2018 (ADOPTION OF 0.01%), except for the version Bernie which has become less fashionable. Bernie has been the most recognizable form, though Bjorn is currently ranked higher. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



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

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

Similar Names

Berny is pronounced similarly to Barna, Barney, Barni, Barnie, Barny, Beirney, Beirnie, Birney, Birnie, Birny, Burney and Burnie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arny, Barry, Beaty, Beirne, Ben, Benjy, Benn, Benne, Benno, Bennt, Benny, Bent, Berend, Berg, Bergh, Beric, Berk, Berke, Berky, Berl, Berle, Berlyn, Bernal, Bernd, Berndt, Bernet, Bernis, Bernt, Berry, Bert, Berto, Berty, Berwyn, Birky, Birly, Born, Borne, Bray, Burn, Burne, Burns, Burty, Byrn, Byrne, Carny, Denny, Karny (see Kearney), Kearny, Kenny, Lenny, Renny and Tenny. These names tend to be more frequently used than Berny.

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