Bernhart

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bernhart.

Proper noun

Bernhart (plural Bernharts)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bernhart is the 41164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Bernhart is most common among White (94.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bernhart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.

German

Alternative forms

• Bernard
• Bernhard
• Bernhardt

Etymology

From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bernhart

1. a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Bernard.

Proper noun

Bernhart m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernharts or (with an article) Bernhart, feminine genitive Bernhart, plural Bernharts)

1. a surname transferred from the given name