> Previously I was looking for Irish variations of Bernard, when maybe I > should have been looking for Irish names that would have been changed to > Bernard in the new world so as to make a name that was not "too Irish". > Acording to the book, Irish First Names by Ronan Coghlan Bernard (Bearnard), male, Germanic, 'bear stern'. Bernard is used in Ireland to anglicise Brian and Beircheart (the latter is itself originally Anglo-Saxon). It persistes to this day, but is growing less popular. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hi Listers - Just curious -- Is "Bernie" a nickname for Bernard? If so, is it also found as a nickname for Bernadette, etc? Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Bernard english version of Irish Bryan? >> Previously I was looking for Irish variations of Bernard, when maybe I >> should have been looking for Irish names that would have been changed to >> Bernard in the new world so as to make a name that was not "too Irish". >> > > > Acording to the book, Irish First Names by Ronan Coghlan > > Bernard (Bearnard), male, Germanic, 'bear stern'. Bernard is used in > Ireland to anglicise Brian and Beircheart (the latter is itself originally > Anglo-Saxon). It persistes to this day, but is growing less popular. > >

I was named Bernard but always called Brian. I live in Ireland Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] Bernard english version of Irish Bryan? >> Previously I was looking for Irish variations of Bernard, when maybe I >> should have been looking for Irish names that would have been changed to >> Bernard in the new world so as to make a name that was not "too Irish". >> > > > Acording to the book, Irish First Names by Ronan Coghlan > > Bernard (Bearnard), male, Germanic, 'bear stern'. Bernard is used in > Ireland to anglicise Brian and Beircheart (the latter is itself originally > Anglo-Saxon). It persistes to this day, but is growing less popular. > > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/711 - Release Date: 05/03/2007 > 09:41 > >