# Barnard

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,755

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A number of places in the United States:
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## Etymology
English, Dutch, and French surname, variant of Bernard. This sense is also found in Slavic borrowings (Polish, Slovenian, Czech).
Also Americanized from German Bernhard, Bernhardt, of the same meaning.

## Easily confused with
- **bayard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnard-vs-bayard)
- **Bernard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnard-vs-bernard)
- **bastard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnard-vs-bastard)
- **Bernhard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnard-vs-bernhard)
- **barnyard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnard-vs-barnyard)
- **Barbara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbara-vs-barnard)
- **Ballard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballard-vs-barnard)
- **Barnaby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnaby-vs-barnard)
- **Barbary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barbary-vs-barnard)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abrnard`, `banrard`, `baranrd`, `barnadr`, `barnardd`, `barnarrd`, `barnnard`, `barnrad`, `barrnard`, `bbarnard`, `branard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barnard