Bern

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Indo

From Alemannic German Bärn, of uncertain further origin. A popular folk etymology says it was named by its founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, after the first animal he saw in the area, a Bär(in) (“bear”) (compare Berlin, subject to a similar folk etymology). The name is now thought to be connected to a Celtic word, Proto-Celtic *berna (“cleft”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to carve out, cut”)) and *branos (“raven”) (compare the name ΒΡΕΝΟΔΩΡ (BRENODŌR), on the Bern zinc tablet, which has also been connected with the Gaulish name Brennus). More at Bern.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Berns Derived from Bern
Berna Derived from Bern
Bernt Derived from Bern
Berni Derived from Bern
Berny Derived from Bern
Berne Derived from Bern
Berno Derived from Bern
Bernu Derived from Bern
Anil Indo origin
Blackadder Indo origin

Popularity by Country

Bern

Rank #29181

Frequency 765 people (0.28 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 91.37% Hispanic 2.61% Black 1.05% Asian/PI 1.05% Native Am. 1.44% Two+ 2.48%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Bern

Rank #144491

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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