Meanings
Origin
* As a Dutch and German surname, from the personal name Bern, a variant of Bernd. * As a Latvian surname, shortened from the personal name Bernards, Bernard. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As an English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Burns. * Also as an English surname, variant of Barnes.
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APA
Berns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berns
MLA
“Berns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berns. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Berns,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berns.
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