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Bern

Boy Name day: August 20 In French: Bernie
Bern is a short form of Bernard: on birth records it is written Bernard (200,365 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Bernard page. Also a short form of Bernadine, Bernie, Bernell.
Origin: Germanic. Meaning: strong and brave as a bear.
From the Germanic Bernhard, made up of bern (the bear) and hard (strong, tough, brave), so literally "strong as a bear."

Name day for Bern

August 20

Why this day? Bern is a short form of Bernard, and shares its name day.

Bern is celebrated in the United States on August 20.

The story of the name Bern

Bern is a short form of Bernard. It keeps its origin (Germanic) and meaning — strong and brave as a bear, and shares its name day, August 20.

On birth records, Bern is rarely written as such: the Berns are Bernards (200,365 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Bernard page. Bern is also a short form of Bernadine, Bernie, Bernell.

Frequently asked questions about Bern

What does Bern mean?

Bern is a short form of Bernard, which means strong and brave as a bear.

When is Bern's name day?

August 20, together with Bernard: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Bern a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Bernard.

Bern's profile

Energy 5/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 9/10
Whimsy 2/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 9/10
Need for attention 2/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Erick87%
  2. Tomas86%
  3. Emanuel85%
  4. Cristian84%
  5. Jonas80%
  6. Anderson79%
  7. Gustavo78%
  8. Moises76%
  9. Jefferson75%
  10. Emmanuel74%

Bottom 10

  1. Jayson42%
  2. Esteban42%
  3. Dante42%
  4. Pablo42%
  5. Enrique42%
  6. Angelo42%
  7. Romeo42%
  8. Brendan43%
  9. Cayden44%
  10. Pedro44%

Love potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Erick90%
  2. Cesar86%
  3. Tomas86%
  4. Rocco85%
  5. Jefferson83%
  6. Marco82%
  7. Anderson82%
  8. Trenton82%
  9. Kaleb80%
  10. Jarrett80%

Bottom 10

  1. Dante42%
  2. Pablo49%
  3. Romeo50%
  4. Isiah51%
  5. Jonah55%
  6. Angelo56%
  7. Donovan56%
  8. Arturo57%
  9. Rafael57%
  10. Brenden57%

Professional potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Giovanni92%
  2. Cristian91%
  3. Kaleb90%
  4. Jonas89%
  5. Conner89%
  6. Tomas89%
  7. Dominick89%
  8. Israel88%
  9. Emanuel88%
  10. Gustavo87%

Bottom 10

  1. Bentley50%
  2. Cesar53%
  3. Tyson55%
  4. Drake58%
  5. Dante60%
  6. Gage61%
  7. Ayden61%
  8. Jefferson61%
  9. Saul61%
  10. Cayden64%

Crush potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Emanuel70%
  2. Tomas69%
  3. Erick69%
  4. Trenton68%
  5. Cesar68%
  6. Jefferson67%
  7. Emmanuel66%
  8. Jonas65%
  9. Cristian65%
  10. Josue65%

Bottom 10

  1. Brendan42%
  2. Cayden42%
  3. Hugo42%
  4. Keegan42%
  5. Pablo42%
  6. Angelo42%
  7. Ernesto42%
  8. Brenden42%
  9. Esteban42%
  10. Arturo42%
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