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Meaning of the nameBernardo

Bernardo is a male name of Germanic origin, the Portuguese form of Bernard, made up of bern ('bear') and hart ('firm, brave').

Meaning

“'bear' and 'firm, brave' (bern + hart)”

Source: Behind the Name: Bernard

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People (2022)
227,232
Rank in Brazil
#139
Median age
6 years
2010 Census
56,893
people

Bernardo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Bernardo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (112,904 people).

1,880 women 225,352 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 Bernardo is most common

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

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.224%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.223%
  3. Espírito Santo 0.171%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.168%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.166%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo42,6040.096%
Rio de Janeiro35,7970.223%
Minas Gerais34,1430.166%
Rio Grande do Sul24,4010.224%
Paraná13,1880.115%
Santa Catarina12,7560.168%
Bahia10,7160.076%
Espírito Santo6,5420.171%
Pernambuco5,6820.063%
Maranhão5,2240.077%
Ceará4,9090.056%
Goiás4,8430.069%
Distrito Federal4,4020.156%
Pará3,7210.046%
Piauí2,9230.089%
Amazonas2,3180.059%
Mato Grosso1,9920.054%
Paraíba1,9470.049%
Mato Grosso do Sul1,7960.065%
Alagoas1,7780.057%
Rio Grande do Norte1,5040.046%
Sergipe1,4990.068%
Tocantins1,1880.079%
Rondônia4300.027%
Amapá3540.048%
Acre2970.036%
Roraima2780.044%

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

About the name Bernardo

According to Behind the Name, Bernardo is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bernard, a name made up of the Germanic elements bern, 'bear', and hart, 'hard, firm, brave'. Wiktionary lists the feminine form Bernarda, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Bernardim and Bhernardo as variants. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 227,232 people named Bernardo, with a median age of 6. Most were born in the 2010s and 2020s, and, proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Bernardo · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Bernard · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Bernardo · en.wiktionary.org · usage
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Bernardo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Bernardo

What does the name Bernardo mean?

Bernardo means “'bear' and 'firm, brave' (bern + hart)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Bernardo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 227,232 people with the first name Bernardo, which ranks it number 139 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Bernardo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 1,880 women and 225,352 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Bernardo?

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

In which Brazilian state is Bernardo most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.224% of the state's population is named Bernardo (24,401 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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