Barnard

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UK/ˈbɑːnɑːd/UK/ˈbɑːnəd/Canada, US/ˈbɑɹnɑɹd/Canada, US/ˈbɑɹnɚd/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

OriginGerman Bernhard →
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Meanings

proper nounBarnard (countable and uncountable, plural Barnards)

plural Barnards

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, Indiana.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Lincoln County, Kansas, named after railroad official J. F. Barnard.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marion Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Nodaway County, Missouri, also named after J. F. Barnard.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota.
    6. countableuncountableA town and unincorporated community therein, in Windsor County, Vermont, originally named Bernard.

Origin

  1. GermanBernhard
  2. EnglishBarnard

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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APA

Barnard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnard

MLA

“Barnard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barnard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barnard.

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