Bernie (given name)

Bernie
Pronunciation	Bɜːr-niː
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	1. West Germanic; 2. French; 3. English;
Word/name	Diminutive form of Bernard and Bernadette
Region of origin	Western Europe
Other names
Variant form(s)	Berney; Berny; Berni;
Related names	Bernard, Bernardo, Bernardas, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadetta, Bernadotte, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernd, Bernt, Bernardino, Bernardina, Bernardine, Bernardin, Bernadine

Bernie is a given name, most often a shortened form of Bernard and Bernadette.

Notable people with the given name include:

People

Bernie Agrons (1922–2015), American politician
Bernie Allen (born 1939), American baseball player
Bernie Anderson Jr., silent film music composer
Bernie Babcock (1868–1962), real name Julia Burnelle Smade Babcock, American author
Bernie Barrantes, Filipino drag performer
Bernie Bickerstaff (born 1944), American former National Basketball Association head coach
Bernie Collins (born 1986 or 1987), British strategy engineer from Northern Ireland
Bernie Carbo (born 1947), American baseball player
Bernie Casey (1939–2017), American actor, poet, and professional football player
Bernie de Le Cuona, British entrepreneur
Bernie Dieter (born 1986), German cabaret artist
Bernie Dwyer (1943–2013), Irish journalist, filmmaker and political activist
Bernie Ebbers (1941–2020), Canadian businessman, founder and former chief executive officer of WorldCom
Bernie Ecclestone (born 1930), British sports entrepreneur
Bernie Erickson (born 1944), American football player
Bernie Farrelly, Irish camogie player
Bernie Federko (born 1956), Canadian hockey player
Bernie Geoffrion (1931–2006), Canadian National Hockey League Hall-of-Fame player and coach
Bernie Goetz (born 1947), American vigilante
Bernie Jaye, British comics creator and editor
Bernie Kopell (born 1933), American actor
Bernie Kosar (born 1963), American former National Football League quarterback
Bernie Lim (born 1994), American physician and community organiser
Bernie Leahy (1908–1978), American football player
Bernie Lewis (born 1945), Welsh former footballer
Bernie Malone (born 1948), Irish politician
Bernie Mac (1957–2008), American comedian, actor, and voice actor
Bernie Madoff (1938–2021), American convicted scammer and businessman
Bernie Mangiboyat, American musician and founder of the band The Fifth
Bernie Murphy (1923–?), Irish hurler
Bernie Murray (born 1985), is a Northern Irish sportswoman
Bernie Nolan (1960–2013), Irish actress and singer
Bernie Opper (1915–2000), American basketball player
Bernie O'Neill (bowls), is a Northern Irish international laws bowler
Bernie O'Rourke, Irish linguist
Bernie Palmer (1893–1989), Canadian photographer
Bernie Parent (born 1945), Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender
Bernie Portenski (1949—2017), New Zealand long-distance runner
Bernie Perryman (born 1959), American politician
Bernie Quinlan (born 1951), Australian footballer
Bernie Ripoll (born 1966), Australian politician
Bernie Haynes Robynson (1900–2001), American printmaker, illustrator
Bernie Roth (1907—2004), American curler
Bernie Sanders (born 1941), American senator and presidential candidate
Bernie Sherlock, Musical artist
Bernie Szőcs (born 1995), Romanian table tennis player
Bernie Taupin (born 1950), longtime lyricist for Elton John
Bernie Tiede (born 1958), American mortician and convicted murderer
Bernie Wagenblast (born 1956), American journalist and voice-over artist
Bernie Williams (born 1968), Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player
Bernie Willock, Canadian cyclist and businessman
Bernie Wijesekara (1930–2014), Sri Lankan Sinhala sports journalist
Bernie Wolfe (hockey) (born 1951), Canadian NHL hockey player
Bernie Worrell (1944–2016), American keyboardist and composer

Fictional characters

Bernie (Doonesbury), a comic strip character
Bernie, a Beanie Baby St. Bernard produced by Ty, Inc.
Bernie Abrahms, on the soap opera General Hospital
Bernie Barges, one of the main protagonists of the animated TV series Watch My Chops
Bernie Crane, supporting character in GTA IV
Bernie Kropp, a minor character in the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles
Bernie Lumen, a supporting character in the 2023 Pixar film Elemental
Bernie McGloughlin, one of the titular characters in the Irish film The Commitments
Bernie Steinberg, one of the main characters of the 1972–1973 television series Bridget Loves Bernie
Bernie White, a character in the 2016–2017 Millarworld comic book series Reborn

Bernie (given name)

People

Fictional characters

See also