Bernardine
Bernardine 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. Bernadine and Bernadene are variant spellings of the female name.
The nickname Bernie is unisex. Bernardine is uncommon as a surname. Emily Dickinson uses the word as an adjective: "A more Bernardine Girl...".
Women
- Bernardine of Lippe, German countess
- Bernardine Bishop, British author
- Bernardine Dohrn, American activist and law professor
- Bernardine do Régo, Beninese diplomat
- Bernardine Evaristo, British author and academic
- Bernardine Flynn, American radio actress and announcer
- Bernardine Hamaekers, Belgian soprano
- Bernardine R. Leist, American screenwriter and actress
- Bernardine Portenski, New Zealand long-distance runner
Men
- Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary
- Bernardino of Fossa, Italian Fransciscan historian, theologian and writer
- Blessed Bernardine of Feltre, Italian Franciscan missionary
- Bernardine a Piconio, French Capuchin theologian and exegete
- Bernardine Dong Guangqing, Chinese bishop