| [ 3 syll. ber-nar-do, be-rna-rdo ] The boy name Bernardo is pronounced as BerNAARDow KEY. Bernardo is used predominantly in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Its origin is Germanic. Bernardino (pet form in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) is a variant of the name. Bernardo is a variant of the name Bernard (English and French). Bernardo is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but to a lesser degree than it was in the past. The name's popularity increased from the 1950s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1995 with 0.012% of baby boys being named Bernardo. It was #682 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then. In 2007, its usage was 0.009% and its ranking #956. Among the family of boy names directly related to Bernardo, Bernard (English and French) was the most popular. In 2007, it was 2.151% more regularly used than Bernardo. Baby names that sound like Bernardo include Barnhardo (English), Bernhardo (English), Barnard (English), Barnardo (English), Barnhard (English), Bearnard (Irish and Scottish), Bernard (English and French), Bernhard (German), Bernhardt (German), and Burnard (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Bernardo: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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