as a First Name
(French) feminine diminutive of Bernard. Its use in Britain and Ireland is largely confined to Roman Catholics, who take it in honour of St Bernadette Soubirous (1844–79), a French peasant girl who had visions of the Virgin Mary and uncovered a spring near Lourdes where miraculous cures are still sought.
| 683rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 63,031
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Bernadette per capita
- 1946
- marked the height of its popularity
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