Boy · Germanic, through Basque
Beñat
Say it: beh-NYAT
Meaning
Basque form of Bernard, from Germanic bern 'bear' and hard 'hard, strong'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Catalan | Bernat |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Bernardo |
Famous bearers
- Beñat Etxepare, author of the first printed book in Basque (1545)
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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