Bernadette

Bernadette is a French feminine given name, the female form of Bernard.

It gained wide recognition through Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, a 19th-century French girl who reported visions of the Virgin Mary.

The name saw particular popularity among Catholic families: My grandmother Bernadette went by Bernie.

saint

Lourdes

French pilgrimage town

miracles · canonization · beatification · relics · veneration · shrine · pilgrimage · rosary · visions · intercession

musical

Peters

English patronymic surname

Tony Award · Hello Dolly · stage · performer

name

Bernie

Nickname for Bernard

Germanic · medieval · nameday · christening · baptism

french

Pyrenees

Franco-Spanish mountain range

  • peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
  • patoisRegional informal speech
  • millerGrain-grinding tradesperson

poverty · rural · nineteenth century

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Family

Bernard, Bernice

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G