Bernardine is a

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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 f ...

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''be ...

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

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

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

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

As a male given name

*Saint

Bernardino of Siena Bernardino of Siena, Order of Friars Minor, OFM (Bernardine or Bernadine; 8 September 138020 May 1444), was an Catholic Church in Italy, Italian Catholic priest and Franciscan missionary preacher in Italy. He was a systematizer of Scholasticism, ...

(1380–1444), Italian Franciscan missionary *

Bernardino of Fossa Bernardino of Fossa (b. at Fossa (AQ), 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 Amici family, and sometimes bears ...

(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 (1563–1628), German countess * Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), British author *

Bernardine Dohrn Bernardine Rae Dohrn (née Ohrnstein; born January 12, 1942) is a retired American law professor and a former leader of the far-left militant organization Weather Underground in the United States. As a leader of the Weather Underground in the ear ...

(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 an English 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 Black woman to win ...

(born 1959), British author and academic * Bernardine Flynn (1904–1977), American radio actress and announcer * Bernardine Hamaekers (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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