Bernadette

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Bernadette

/ˌbɜː.nəˈdɛt/ UK
/ˌbɜɹ.nəˈdɛt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

From French Bernadette, made famous by St. Bernadette of Lourdes.

proper noun

A female given name from French. Bernadette Woolley was aware that her name was professionally inappropriate. She tended to get a lot of jokes about it. There had even been recommendations that she change it. The pious connotations put men off, it was averred. Non-Catholics recognised her allegiance at once because of the label, an

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: miguel, mrs, bernadetta, bernie, bern, bernard, berner, bernita, bennie, benedicta, bernice, jeannette, benoit, blanche, adrienne, annette

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name female given name

Português	Bernadete, Bernardete
Français	Bernadette
Deutsch	Bernadette
Italiano	Bernadetta

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"Bernadette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bernadette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bernadette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bernadette

Chicago

"Bernadette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bernadette.

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@misc{bernadette_2026,
  title = {Bernadette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bernadette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}