Berardi is an Italian surname. It is derived from the Germanic berahard, composed by *berô ("bear") and *harduz ("hard", "brave"),[1][2] and can therefore be interpreted as "daring bear".[3] Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ La Stella T., Enzo (1993). Santi e fanti: Dizionario dei nomi di persona (in Italian). Rome: Zanichelli. p. 385. ISBN 88-08-14080-6.
  2. ^ Altdeutsches Namenbuch (in German). Munich; Hildesheim: Wilhelm Fink; Georg Olms. 1856. p. 1400.
  3. ^ Burgio, Alfonso (1992). Dizionario dei nomi propri di persona (in Italian). Roma: Hermes Edizioni. p. 352. ISBN 88-7938-013-3.