Meaning of the nameBernardino

Male
Germanic origin
Ber-nar-di-no

Bernardino is a male name, a diminutive of Bernardo, of Germanic origin: the base name combines elements meaning 'bear' and 'hard, firm or brave'.

Meaning

“diminutive of Bernardo, a Germanic name combining 'bear' and 'hard, firm or brave'”

Source: Behind the Name: Bernardino · Behind the Name: Bernard

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People (2022): 3,348
Rank in Brazil: #3,599
Median age: 64 years
2010 Census: 4,619; people

Bernardino in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bernardino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (881 people).

0 women 3,340 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Bernardino is most common

States with the highest share of people named Bernardino in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
Bahia 0.002%
Maranhão 0.002%
Pará 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	545	0.001%
Minas Gerais	340	0.002%
Bahia	325	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	296	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	238	0.002%
Santa Catarina	212	0.003%
Paraná	183	0.002%
Maranhão	159	0.002%
Pará	153	0.002%
Pernambuco	105	0.001%
Ceará	101	0.001%
Goiás	87	0.001%
Piauí	82	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	78	0.003%
Amazonas	74	0.002%
Tocantins	60	0.004%
Espírito Santo	53	0.001%
Distrito Federal	51	0.002%
Paraíba	48	0.001%
Mato Grosso	48	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	29	0.001%
Sergipe	24	0.001%
Alagoas	19	0.001%
Rondônia	16	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Bernardino

Bernardino is a diminutive of Bernardo, according to Behind the Name, and Wiktionary describes it in Italian as Bernardo plus the suffix -ino. Bernardo comes from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz, through Latin Bernardus, according to Wiktionary. Behind the Name explains that Bernard joins one element for 'bear' and another for 'hard, firm or brave'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,348 people named Bernardino, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Behind the Name: Bernardino · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Bernard · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Bernardino · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Bernardo · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Bernardino

What does the name Bernardino mean?

Bernardino means “diminutive of Bernardo, a Germanic name combining 'bear' and 'hard, firm or brave'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Bernardino in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,348 people with the first name Bernardino, which ranks it number 3,599 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Bernardino a boy's or a girl's name?

Bernardino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,340 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Bernardino?

Bernardino is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Bernardino most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Bernardino (212 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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