Meaning 
The name Bernardette has the following meaning: "As bold as a bear". A variation of the name Bernard, which is derived from a combination of German root words meaning "bear" and "brave". Bears (no pun intended) the same meaning in French. Saint Bernadette (born Marie-Bernada Sobiros) is credited with sighting of the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Bernardette is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Bernardette for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Bernadette, of which the name Bernardette is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Bernardette and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bernardette: Boys - Chauncey, Gage, Jarvis, Nazaire, Raynard, Reynard, Travis, Girls - Chanel, Charlotte, Cherie, Both genders - Desire, Dior, Mabel, Marie, Michelle
Variants 
The name Bernardette is a variant of Bernadette. Other popular variants of the name Bernadette are: Berba, Bernadene, Bernadett (Hungarian), Bernadina, Bernadine, Bernarda, Bernardetta (Italian), Bernardette, Bernardita (Spanish), Berneen (Irish), Bernetta (German), Bernette, Bernita (German), Berny
Style 
We think the name Bernardette should fall under the following style category: French. See other French girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bernardette to be: A sweet and friendly womanIn one word, you might describe Bernardette as a(n) " friendly" person. See other "friendly" names for girls.
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