Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings German : Bold as a bear Boy name variations Bernard Barnard Barney Barnie Barny Berndt Bern Berne Bernardo Bernhard Bernhardt Bernie Bjorn Barend Barnum Barn Barnardine Berend How Popular Is The Name Bernd Family name origins & meanings German : from a reduced form of the personal name Bernhard (see Berndt).