Bernadet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bernadet

What is the meaning of the name Bernadet ?

The baby name Bernadet is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌbɛrnəˈdɛt/ (bur-nə-DET).

Bernadet is Germanic in Origin.

Bernadet is a feminine given name, a regional and shortened form of French Bernadette, from the Germanic Bernard (bern "bear" + hard "brave, strong"), yielding the sense "brave as a bear." Pronounced ber-na-DET, it preserves the same meaning and saintly associations as Bernadette.

The name spread in Catholic Europe after the 1858 Lourdes apparitions of Saint Bernadette Soubirous; the spelling Bernadet appears in Occitan-speaking southern France and Catalonia as a vernacular variant, and in the Low Countries as a simplified Dutch form in the 20th century. While Bernadet can also be found as a French surname and, historically, as a rare Catalan diminutive of Bernat (masculine), contemporary use is overwhelmingly feminine. Related forms include Bernadette (French/English), Bernadett (Hungarian), Bernadeta (Polish, Catalan/Occitan), Bernadetta (Italian/Polish), and Bernardita (Spanish). Diminutives and nicknames: Bernie/Berni, Detta/Detty, Etta, and Nadette.