Bernardine

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Bernardine (disambiguation).

Bernardine
PronunciationBUR-na-deen
GenderFemale or male
Origin
Meaning"Strong" or "Brave" as a bear
Region of originLatin/Italian, as Bernadino
Other names
Related namesBernard, Bernadine, Bernie, Bernardina

Bernardine is a Latinate diminutive of the given name "Bernard". It can be applied to men, notably Saint Bernadine, but is now much more often a female name. Bernadine and Bernadene are variant spellings of the female name.

The nickname Bernie is unisex. Bernardine is uncommon as a surname.[1] Emily Dickinson uses the word as an adjective: "A more Bernardine Girl...".[2]

  1. ^ "View Name: Bernadine". behindthename.com. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
  2. ^ Franklin, R. W., ed. (2005). The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press. p. 97. ISBN 0674018249. Retrieved 7 November 2020.