Bernard
Classic male name
Bernard is a male given name of Germanic origin, borne by several medieval saints and thus widespread across European languages.
It carries an old-fashioned, substantial quality: Uncle Bernard never missed Sunday dinner.
The name appears in surnames (Shaw's middle name) and place names.
Common nicknames include Bernie and Barney.
Holy person's title
- alpineOf high elevations
- rescueSave from harm
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
mountain · hospice · Swiss · large · gentle · drool · mastiff · breed
Religious seclusion dwelling
- abbotMonastery's chief cleric
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- theologianExpert in religious doctrine
- mysticSeeker of sacred truth
crusade · preacher · devotion · contemplation · monastic · reform · veneration · hymns
Saint
Holy person's title
snow · mountain · hospice · Swiss · large · gentle · drool · mastiff · breed · working
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
- abbotMonastery's chief cleric
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- theologianExpert in religious doctrine
mystic · crusade · preacher · devotion · contemplation · monastic · reform · veneration · hymns · doctrine
Shaw
British-origin family name
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- witClever, inventive humor
Pygmalion · satire · socialist · Nobel · drama · intellectual · critic · paradox · Fabian · theater
masculine
Male in character
brave · bear · strong · vintage · classic · formal · nickname · Bernie · surname · Shaw
- Fictional MiceMickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Jerry, Stuart Little, Remy
- Saint NamesAgatha, Agnes, Ambrose, Andrew, Anthony
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Czech BrandsSkoda, Jawa
- Divine Comedy charactersDante, Beatrice, Virgil, Francesca, Paolo
- Lagerslager, pilsner, bock, pale lager, Heineken
- St. BernardLarge Swiss mountain dog
- Saint BernardLarge Swiss rescue breed
- George Bernard Shaw
- Claude BernardExperimental physiology founder
- Bernard of ClairvauxTwelfth-century Cistercian abbot
- Bernard Madoff