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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. Claire81%
  2. Nora74%
  3. Cora73%
  4. Arianna67%
  5. Sofia63%
  6. Amelia62%
  7. Audrey58%
  8. Lydia57%
  9. Cecilia56%
  10. Lucy55%

Bottom 10

  1. Mia42%
  2. Ariana42%
  3. Stella44%
  4. Violet47%
  5. Charlotte47%
  6. Sadie50%
  7. Olivia50%
  8. Harper51%
  9. Layla51%
  10. Naomi54%

Love potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Claire70%
  2. Sofia69%
  3. Lucy67%
  4. Nora67%
  5. Cora65%
  6. Lydia64%
  7. Olivia62%
  8. Cecilia62%
  9. Amelia61%
  10. Naomi60%

Bottom 10

  1. Violet42%
  2. Layla47%
  3. Charlotte49%
  4. Sadie52%
  5. Ariana53%
  6. Stella54%
  7. Arianna55%
  8. Harper55%
  9. Audrey55%
  10. Mia57%

Professional potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Claire94%
  2. Amelia89%
  3. Cecilia88%
  4. Nora87%
  5. Arianna84%
  6. Charlotte82%
  7. Audrey82%
  8. Lucy81%
  9. Cora80%
  10. Lydia78%

Bottom 10

  1. Harper59%
  2. Ariana62%
  3. Layla68%
  4. Mia69%
  5. Sofia71%
  6. Violet72%
  7. Stella73%
  8. Naomi74%
  9. Lydia78%
  10. Sadie78%

Crush potential for Bern

Top 10

  1. Claire69%
  2. Nora63%
  3. Amelia63%
  4. Sofia60%
  5. Cora57%
  6. Lucy57%
  7. Cecilia57%
  8. Audrey56%
  9. Lydia55%
  10. Olivia55%

Bottom 10

  1. Stella44%
  2. Mia46%
  3. Violet47%
  4. Sadie48%
  5. Harper50%
  6. Ariana51%
  7. Arianna51%
  8. Charlotte51%
  9. Layla54%
  10. Lydia55%
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