Bernardt Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

The last name Bernardt is a variant form of Bernhardt, a well-known German family name. It grew out of a personal name: “from the name Bernhard”. Bernardt drops the “h” of Bernhardt, a shortening that clerks often made.

The same family of names includes Bernhard.

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