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A given name in English, Danish and 1 more
/ˈbɝnɚ/ · English (General American)
01 / Meaning & origin
Berner is a unisex given name documented in English, Danish and Finnish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Diminutives * From Bern(ard) (“m”), Bern(adette) (“f”), Bern(ice) (“f”), and -er
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04 / Through time
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Berner— “bear warrior”
Other less celebrated German forms are Bernwald; the French, Berault; and Italian, Bernaldo. Berwart, abbot of Hildesheim; Bernclo, the Bavarian bear’s claw; Berner, and many others where _bern_ or _pern_ ends the word.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section IV (The Bear) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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