Bernie - Meaning of Bernie

What does Bernie mean?

[ 2 syll. ber-nie, be-rn-ie ] The baby girl name Bernie is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced BER-Niy- †. Bernie has its origins in the Old Greek and Germanic languages. It is used largely in English.

Bernie is a diminutive (English) of the English, French, German, and Italian Berenice.

Bernie is also a diminutive (English) of the English and French Bernadette.

Bernie is also a diminutive of the English and Greek Bernice.

See also the related categories, english and greek.

Bernie is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Bernie has mainly been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Bernie include Berny, Baran, Barann, Baranne, Bareen, Barein, Bareine, Barin, Barine, Barrane, Barrann, Barrayne, Barrin, Barrine, Barryn, Berhaen, Berhaene, Berhain, Berhaine, and Berhane.

† Pronunciation for Bernie: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"



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