Bernardine is a

Latinate Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

diminutive of the

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

". It can be applied to men, notably Saint Bernadine, but is now much more often a

female Female ( symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...

name. Bernadine and Bernadene are variant spellings of the female name. The

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

'' Bernie'' is unisex. Bernardine is uncommon as a surname.

Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massac ...

uses the word as an adjective: "A more Bernardine Girl...".

As a male given name

*Saint

Bernardino of Siena Bernardino of Siena, OFM (8 September 138020 May 1444), also known as Bernardine, was an Italian priest and Franciscan missionary preacher in Italy. He was a systematizer of Scholastic economics. His preaching, his book burnings, and his " bon ...

(1380–1444), Italian Franciscan missionary *

Bernardino of Fossa Bernardino of Fossa (b. at Fossa, in the Diocese of Aquila, Italy, in 1420; d. at Aquila, 27 November 1503) was an Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer. Life Bernardino belonged to the ancient and noble family of the Amici, and ...

(1420–1503), Italian Fransciscan historian, theologian and writer *Blessed

Bernardine of Feltre Bernardine of Feltre (sometimes Bernardinus of Feltre) was a Friar Minor and missionary, b. at Feltre, Italy, in 1439 and d. at Pavia, 28 September 1494. He is remembered in connection with the monti di pietà of which he was the reorganizer an ...

(1439–1494), Italian Franciscan missionary * Bernardine a Piconio (1633–1709), French Capuchin theologian and exegete * Bernardine Dong Guangqing (1917–2007), Chinese bishop

As a female given name

Bernardine of Lippe Bernardine of Lippe (1563–1628) was a Countess of Lippe by birth and by marriage Countess of Leiningen-Leiningen. Background She was a daughter of Count Bernhard VIII of Lippe (1527–1563) from his marriage with Catherine (1524–1583), th ...

(1563–1628), German countess * Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), British author * Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), American activist and law professor * Bernardine do Régo (born 1937), Beninese diplomat *

Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Anne Mobolaji Evaristo, (born 28 May 1959) is a British author and academic. Her novel '' Girl, Woman, Other'', jointly won the Booker Prize in 2019 alongside Margaret Atwood's '' The Testaments'', making her the first woman with Bla ...

(born 1959), British author and academic *

Bernardine Flynn Bernardine Flynn (January 2, 1904 – March 20, 1977) was an American Old-time radio, radio actress and announcer best known for playing the role of Sade Gook on the long-running Radio comedy, comic radio serial ''Vic and Sade''. Early years Bor ...

(1904–1977), American radio actress and announcer *

Bernardine Hamaekers Caroline Frédérique Bernardine Hamaekers (12 June 1836 – 24 October 1912) was a Belgian soprano prominent in the opera houses and ''demimonde'' of Paris from the mid-1850s through 1869. For a time she was the mistress of Napoleon III, but had ...

(1836–1912), Belgian soprano * Bernardine R. Leist (1880–1926), American screenwriter and actress * Bernardine Portenski (1949–2017), New Zealand long-distance runner

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