Bernie
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Bernie¹
- /bɜːni/ UK
- /ˈbɝni/ US
Sounds like Berney, Burney, Burnie, burnie, burny · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni
Where it comes from
* (male): From Bernard + -ie.
* (female): From Bernadette + -ie or Bernice + -ie.
proper noun Bernies
- A diminutive of the male given name Bernard, also used as a formal given name. A similar arrangement was made for her son Bernard, named in honor of the great Carthusian mystic (at least, that is what Jim Gaffney would softly tell Mrs. Kozinski) and of Bernie Astor, the publicist.
- A diminutive of the female given names Bernice and Bernadette. To catch a nearer view of the coming ship, now much larger than the mere speck it had at first appeared, little Bernice, or Bernie, as she was most lovingly called at home, had moved far in advance of her mother, till now she stood quite near to the edge of the wharf.
Bernie²
- /bɜːni/ UK
- /ˈbɝni/ US
Sounds like Berney, Burney, Burnie, burnie, burny · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni
noun Bernies
- A Bernese mountain dog.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bernard, bennie, apparatus, ernie, bern, berner, barney, sanders, bernita, bernat, charlie, hillary, liberty, robin, bernice, benny
Talk about this word "Bernie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bernie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bernie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bernie "Bernie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bernie.Cite this
@misc{bernie_2026,
title = {Bernie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bernie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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