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Bernard??

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spottypyjamas · 20/06/2016 18:49

Opinions on the name Bernard please? Pronounced BERNerd
Nickname Bernie whilst they are younger.
Love old fashioned names.
Thank u

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squoosh · 21/06/2016 11:00

I remember reading that Tartyflette (probably on MN) and thinking 'Richard Curtis is clearly obsessed with the Bernard who did him wrong^'.

To be honest, my first though is a RC Bernard, the one in 4 Weddings who's desperate for a shag and then marries the bridesmaid who's also desperate for a shag.

Ellarose85 · 21/06/2016 09:05

I love it and would've used it if I was having a boy.

It was my Grandads name

NovemberInDailyFailLand · 21/06/2016 02:06

I'd think of Bernard Manning, or drunk Bernard Hopkins from Adrian Mole.

Tartyflette · 21/06/2016 02:00

The screenwriter/director Richard Curtis always has a character called Bernard in his films - 4W and a F, Notting Hill, Love Actually. And, it seems, Blackadder. It's supposed to be a dig at Bernard Jenkin the (former?) Tory MP whom he dislikes intensely.
Just saying.

sycamore54321 · 21/06/2016 01:33

Not a fan, I'm afraid, even if I have known several lovely people with that name. I'd also wonder if a Bernard/Bernie born in 2016 was named after Bernie Sanders, which may or may not be a favorable association for you.

For me, Bernie is definitely a woman's name - I still struggle with Sanders!

Leonard seems to have a similar vibe but not quite as frumpy, if you'd like an alternative suggestion.

OrangesandLemonsNow · 21/06/2016 00:51

Big no from me.

Sorry

Mapless · 21/06/2016 00:38

It's a big no from me - lots of reasons.

Say the name and hear it simply as a sound, without any word associations (IYSWIM). How does it sound?

Lilacpink40 · 21/06/2016 00:36

Don't like it.
Also don't like nn Ber or Bernie.

If you like 'older' names how about Rufus or Douglas?

DramaAlpaca · 21/06/2016 00:31

Hate it, sorry.

Sophronia · 20/06/2016 23:42

I like it

FlossiesFurCoat · 20/06/2016 22:30

I'm not sure the world is ready for the reinvention of Bernard just yet.

itmustbemyage · 20/06/2016 21:54

Bernard is my sons middle name my DH wanted to use it for his first name (it's a family name) I refused. It seems very 'old man's name' to, me my now teenage son does not like it and would never use it in preference to his given first name.

2ManySweets · 20/06/2016 21:53

ITV are playing Blue Monday OP! It's a sign!

KoalaDownUnder · 20/06/2016 21:51

God no. Awful. (Sorry!)

MotheringShites · 20/06/2016 21:50

But I do like it!

MotheringShites · 20/06/2016 21:50

Makes me think of the guy in Four Weddings who turns out to be surprisingly good in the sack.

2ManySweets · 20/06/2016 21:48

Reminds me of Bernard Sumner from New Order.

A good thing.

Sleeperandthespindle · 20/06/2016 21:48

I love it. Annie-Rose's first word.
I know some lovely older Bernards.

ThornyBird · 20/06/2016 21:48

Dc2 (13) has best friends Berni and Arnold. It made us smile at first but now they are just names

Costacoffeeplease · 20/06/2016 21:47

Snap!

AuntieStella · 20/06/2016 21:47

I like it, but can't quite shift the image of Nursie from Blackadder.

Costacoffeeplease · 20/06/2016 21:46

Nursey in blackadder or mike and Bernie winters (I'm old)

Neither are great associations for me

SleepyRoo · 20/06/2016 21:44

Katelocks · 20/06/2016 19:30

I quite like this. It's my BIL's name but he pronounces it the French way (I think), Berr- NARD.

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spottypyjamas · 20/06/2016 19:23

Ha over and above. That's my husbands favourite film randomly.

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