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Bernardita.

Spanish feminine of Bernard: bear + brave or firm

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Gender context
Girl
Origin
Spanish
Letters
10
Words
1
Written divisions
4
First letter
B

Listed as a female name in the cited name references. Source ↗

MEANING & HISTORY

What does Bernardita mean?

Bernardita is a Spanish feminine form of Bernard. The Germanic base combines bear with hard, firm, or brave.

The final feminine formation adapts the inherited personal name rather than adding another animal root. The bear image belongs to historical naming vocabulary, not evidence about a bearer’s appearance or temperament.

References for this explanation

  1. Behind the Name — Bernardita ↗
  2. Behind the Name — Bernard ↗
  3. Wiktionary contributors — Bernardita (Cebuano) ↗

Pronunciation & syllables

Synthetic voice reading

Cebuano

Ber · nar · di · ta4 written divisions

Dictionary reading & contributors ↗

Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0

Origin and name formation

Spanish

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Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).

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Recorded use

OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
2 elected-candidate records · BERNARDITA · CSV row 2,239 · ODbL 1.0
Wikidata
1 person records with this given name · Q27529205 · CC0

These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.

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  1. OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
  2. COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
  3. Wikidata given-name item Q27529205 — Bernardita (opens in a new tab)
  4. Wikidata — Bernardita Catalla (opens in a new tab)
  5. Wiktionary contributors — Bernardita (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
  6. Behind the Name — Bernardita (opens in a new tab)
  7. Behind the Name — Bernard (opens in a new tab)

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