Barnard

Where Barnard comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Barnard.

Barnard through the years
  1. 1824
    Barnard Elliott Bee born
    United States Army officer and Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War
  2. 1891
    Debut at its peak, #963
    #963 among boys with 5 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1892
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1909
    Barnard D. Burks born
    entomologist
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Barnard Elliott Bee · United States Army officer and Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, 1824–1861
  • Barnard D. Burks · entomologist, 1909–1990
  • Barnard E. Bee, Sr. · American attorney and politician, 1787–1853

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.