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Bernardo - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Bernardo

[ 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. Bernardo is a variant of the name Bernard (English, French, and Italian). Bernardino (pet form in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) is a variant of the name.

Bernardo is unusual as a baby boy name. 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 marked loss in popularity since then, and is currently of very light use. Among the family of boy names directly related to Bernardo, Bernard (English, French, and Italian) was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Bernardo include Barnhardo (English), Bernhardo (English), Barnard (English), Barnardo (English), Barnhard (English), Bearnard (Irish and Scottish), Bernard (English, French, and Italian), Bernardito (Spanish), Bernhard (German), Bernhardt (German), Bernward (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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