What is "bernadine"

Bernadine is a latinate diminutive of the given name " Bernard". It can be applied to men, notably Saint Bernadine, but is now much more often a female name.

There are variants in other languages including the French Bernardine. The nickname Bernie is unisex but 'Bern' is more common for females than males as a shortened form. Bernadine is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Bernadine include:

• Saint Bernadine of Siena (1380–1444)
• Bernadine Healy (born 1944), American cardiologist
• Bernadine a Piconio (1633–1709), French Capuchin theologian and exegete
• Bernadine Oliver-Kerby (born 1971), New Zealand broadcaster