August 20
Why this day? Bernie is a short form of Bernard, and shares its name day.
Bernie is celebrated in France, Brazil and Argentina on August 20; the United States on May 16.
Bernie is a short form of Bernard. It keeps its origin (Germanic) and meaning — strong and courageous like a bear, and shares its name day, August 20.
On birth records, Bernie is rarely written as such: the Bernies are Bernards (469,375 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Bernard page. Bernie is also a short form of Bernadette, Bernardine, Bernadine.
Bernie is a short form of Bernard, which means strong and courageous like a bear.
August 20, together with Bernard: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Bernard.
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