Bernhardt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bernhardt.
Proper noun
Bernhardt (plural Bernhardts)
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bernhardt is the 4860th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7253 individuals. Bernhardt is most common among White (93.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bernhardt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart).[1][2] Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bernhardt
- a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Bernard.
Proper noun
Bernhardt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernhardts or (with an article) Bernhardt, feminine genitive Bernhardt, plural Bernhardts)