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Bernard1 definition

Ber·nard (bər närd′, bʉr′nərd)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Barney, Bernie; var. Barnard; equiv. Ger. Bernhard

Etymology: OFr < OHG Berinhard, lit., bold as a bear < bero, bear + hart, bold, hard

Bernard2 definition

Ber·nard (ber nȧr′)

Bernard, Claude (klōd) 1813-78; Fr. physiologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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