Bernadette
Meaning
"brave as a bear"
Origin: Germanic via French
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,246
- Total SSA Count
- 186
- Syllables
- 4
- Formality
- Formal
- Nicknames
- Bernie, Berni, Bette
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"brave as a bear"
Origin: Germanic via French
"bird"
Origin: Japanese
Bernadette is more popular, ranked #1246 vs #1406 for Tori.
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Bernadette is more popular, ranked #1246 compared to Tori at #1406 in the United States.
Bernadette means "brave as a bear" (Germanic via French origin). Tori means "bird" (Japanese origin).
Bernadette is primarily a girl name. Tori is primarily a girl name.