# Bernhard

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,796

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Jewish surname, from an old Germanic name composed of *bernuz (“bear”) + *harduz (“hardy, brave”).
Compare Bernard, Barnard, Barnhard, Barnhart, Benhardt.

## Easily confused with
- **Bernard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bernard-vs-bernhard)
- **Barnard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnard-vs-bernhard)
- **barnyard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barnyard-vs-bernhard)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbernhard`, `benrhard`, `berhnard`, `bernahrd`, `bernhadr`, `bernhardd`, `bernharrd`, `bernhhard`, `bernhrad`, `bernnhard`, `berrnhard`, `brenhard`, `ebrnhard`

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