Bernardina

  • Girl
  • 10 letters
German From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear.
Teutonic Intelligent maiden.
Feminine form of Bernard

Bernardina is a girl’s name of German and Teutonic origin. Meaning in German: From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear. Meaning in Teutonic: Intelligent maiden. Bernardina is a feminine form of Bernard. The name has 10 letters.

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English German

Strong as a bear. See also Bjorn. From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear. St Bernard of Menthon is the patron saint of mountaineers after whom the St Bernard dog used in mountain rescue work is named.

German

From an Old German compound meaning bear-hard, or brave as a bear.

German Italian Literary Portuguese Spanish

Brave as a bear. A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to an officer. Strong as a bear.