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A given name in Russian, Belarusian and 2 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Бернард is recorded as a given name in Wiktionary.
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Бернард < (μεταγραφή) αλβανική Bernard
Происходит от нем. Bernhard, далее от bern + hard: * первая часть — из др.-в.-нем. ber «медведь», далее из прагерм. *beron «коричневый, бурый», от которого в числе прочего произошли: др.-англ. bera и англ. bear, др.-сканд. björn, нем. Bär и др. (в знач. «медведь» данное слово вытеснило форму, восходящ. к праиндоевр. *rtko, сохранившуюся в лат. ursus и др.-греч. ἄρκτος).; * вторая часть — из др.-в.-нем. hard «сильный», далее из прагерм. *kharthus, от которого в числе прочего произошли: др.-англ. heard и англ. hard, др.-сканд. harðr, др.-в.-нем. harto и нем. hart, гот. 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus) и др.; восходит к праиндоевр. *kratus «сила». Использованы материалы Online Etymology Dictionary Дугласа Харпера. См. Список литературы..
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