Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings German : Bold as a bear Boy name variations Bernard Barnard Barney Barnie Barny Bernd Berndt Bern Bernardo Bernhard Bernhardt Bernie Bjorn Barend Barnum Barn Barnardine Berend Family name origins & meanings Irish : variant spelling of Byrne.French : variant spelling of Bern.Variant spelling of Swiss German Berni.Slovenian : from a derivative of the personal name Bernard.