Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index B Bernard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ber•nard Pronunciation: (ber-nar' for 1 bûr'n&schward, bûr-närd' for 2), [key] — n. 1813–78, French physiologist. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bear” and “hardy.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bernard (Thesaurus) Bernanos Bernardine ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ultimathule Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language