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Bernadene
How to Pronounce Bernadene
Pronounced BUR-nuh-deen /ˈbɜːr.nəˌdiːn/Medium
Meaning: Bernadene is a spelling variant of Bernadine, the feminine of Bernard, built from the Germanic bern, meaning bear, and hard, meaning brave or strong, so the whole name reads roughly as brave as a bear.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Bernadene is recorded from 1907 onward, peaking around 1920 alongside the wider popularity of Bernadette-family names in the early 20th century.
It stayed a rare variant throughout, only a couple dozen girls a year even at its best, and it faded from records by the early 1960s as Bernadette itself remained the more common spelling.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Bernadene mean?
It's a variant of Bernadine, from the Germanic bern, meaning bear, and hard, meaning brave, so it reads as brave as a bear.
How do you pronounce Bernadene?
It's said BUR-nuh-deen /ˈbɜːr.nəˌdiːn/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Bernadene a boy or girl name?
Bernadene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Bernadene?
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the nineteen-twenties.