Meaning 
The name Barnard has the following meaning: Brave and strong as a bear. Despite being associated with the patron saint of mountain climbers and medieval saints, the name Bernard has grown just a little outdated.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Barnard is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Barnard for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Bernard, of which the name Barnard is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Barnard and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Barnard: Boys - Dagobert, Herman, Miles, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
The name Barnard is a variant of Bernard. Other popular variants of the name Bernard are: Barnard, Barnardo, Barney, Barnhard (Spanish), Barnhardo (French), Benat, Benek, Beno, Bern, Bernardo (Italian), Bernardyn, Berngards, Bernhard (German), Bernie, Berno, Burnard, Vernados
Style 
We think the name Barnard should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Barnard to be: A big, happy and easy-going "giant"In one word, you might describe Barnard as a(n) " big" person. See other "big" names for boys.
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