Bernard

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(bər närd′, bʉr′nərd)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Barney, Bernie; var. Barnard; equiv. Ger. Bernhard

Origin: OFr < OHG Berinhard, lit., bold as a bear < bero, bear + hart, bold, hard

Bernard, Claude 1813-78; Fr. physiologist

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French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems.

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