Bernardine

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

Bernardine

Pronunciation	BUR-na-deen
Gender	Female or male
Origin
Meaning	"Strong" or "Brave" as a bear
Region of origin	Latin/Italian, as Bernadino
Other names
Related names	Bernard, 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]

As a male given name

• Saint Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Italian Franciscan missionary
• Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Fransciscan historian, theologian and writer
• Blessed Bernardine of Feltre (1439–1494), Italian Franciscan missionary
• Bernardine a Piconio (1633–1709), French Capuchin theologian and exegete
• Bernardine Dong Guangqing (1917–2007), Chinese bishop

As a female given name

• Bernardine of Lippe (1563–1628), German countess
• Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), British author
• Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), American activist and law professor
• Bernardine do Régo (born 1937), Beninese diplomat
• Bernardine Evaristo (born 1959), British author and academic
• Bernardine Flynn (1904–1977), American radio actress and announcer
• Bernardine Hamaekers (1836–1912), Belgian soprano
• Bernardine R. Leist (1880–1926), American screenwriter and actress
• Bernardine Portenski (1949–2017), New Zealand long-distance runner

See also

• Bernardines (disambiguation)
• Bernardino (disambiguation)
• Bernardin
• Bernadine
• Bernardini (disambiguation)
• Bernardina

References

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.