Bern

Where Bern comes from

Abbreviations * Clipping of Bernard. * Clipping of Bernadette. * Clipping of Bernice.
— Wiktionary's entry for Bern
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,825 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1958
    Peak, #3,033
    8 babies named Bern — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1960
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name, variant of Bernie.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, variant of Bernie.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Bernadette and Bernice, variant of Bernie.
Namesakes

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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.