page_title: Bernard
hierarchical_section_title: Bernard
caption_attribution_description: English: Stained glass representing St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Upper Rhine, ca. 1450. Français&#160;: Saint Bernard de Clairvaux, vitrail. Rhin supérieur, vers 1450.
context_page_description: Bernard is a West Germanic masculine given name.
  The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was Beornheard, which was replaced by the Old French form Bernard after the Norman conquest.
  The name Bernhard was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers.
  Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux.
context_section_description: Bernard (Bernhard) is a West Germanic masculine given name.
  The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic Bernhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was Beornheard, which was replaced by the Old French form Bernard after the Norman conquest.
  The name Bernhard was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers.
  Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized 1174).
caption: Saint Bernard
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