Etymology

Barnard

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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →

German Bernhard
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  1. German · derived fromBernhard
  2. English todayBarnard

English, Dutch, and French surname, variant of Bernard. This sense is also found in Slavic borrowings (Polish, Slovenian, Czech). Also Americanized from German Bernhard, Bernhardt, of the same meaning.

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