Bernd: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bernd – Meaning: brave as a bear – Origin: German – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: BAIRNT


Bernd is a German boy's name meaning “brave as a bear”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Boy Names That Are Strong Without Being Stern.

Meaning & Origin of Bernd

Meaning: Brave as a bear.

Origin: German.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bernd

Phonetic: BAIRNT   IPA: /bɛʁnt/

Popularity of Bernd

Bernd doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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