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Irish First Names

Bernard [Bearnard] (m) Germanic, 'bear stern'.
Bernard is used in Ireland to anglicise Brian and Beircheart (the latter is itself originally Anglo-Saxon). It persists to this day, but it is growing less popular. Bernadette and Berneen are feminine forms.

From the Appletree Press title: Irish First Names. To buy it from Amazon.com click here, or to get it via Amazon.co.uk click here. For more information on the book, click here.
Also from Appletree: Irish Family Names, (click here for more information), A Little Book of Irish Family Names, (click here for more information) and The Book of Irish Names, click here for more information.

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