Bern

plural Berns · alternative Berne

1. A placename
   1. countableuncountableA federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

      Although the researchers found that, on average, narcissism gradually declined as people aged, “the results show that this decline is not as large as one might hope,” said Ulrich Orth, the lead author of the paper and a professor of developmental psychology at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

      2024 July 11, Christina Caron, “Narcissism Is a Trait That’s Hard to Shake, Study Says”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024

   2. countableuncountableA canton of Switzerland.
2. countableuncountableA surname

plural Berns

1. A unisex given name, variant of Bernie.
   1. A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, variant of Bernie.
   2. A diminutive of the female given names Bernadette and Bernice, variant of Bernie.