The story behind Bernadette
From French Bernadette, made famous by St. Bernadette of Lourdes.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Bernadette, from French Bernadette.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˌbɜɹ.nəˈdɛt/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɜː.nəˈdɛt/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˌbeɾnaˈdet/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˌbɛɾ.n̪ɐˈd̪ɛt̪̚]
Popularity
Bernadette ranked #1034 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Bernadette
Bernadete
Borrowed from French Bernadette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bernardete
From French Bernadette with influence from Bernardo /Bernarda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alexandre
Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Angeline
Borrowed from French Angeline. By surface analysis, Angela + -ine. Piecewise doublet of Angelina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anne-Marie
Borrowed from French Anne-Marie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Antoinette
From French Antoinette, feminine diminutive of Antoine, equivalent to Anthony.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Bernadette
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adelajda
Borrowed from French Adélaïde.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adrienne
From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Bernadette
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adelajda
Borrowed from French Adélaïde.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alexander
Borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Alastair,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length