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...".

As a male given name

 * Saint Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), Italian Franciscan missionary
 * Bernardino of Fossa (1420–1503), Italian Fransciscan historian, theologian and writer
 * Blessed Bernardine of Feltre (1439–1494), Italian Franciscan missionary
 * Bernardine a Piconio (1633–1709), French Capuchin theologian and exegete
 * Bernardine Dong Guangqing (1917–2007), Chinese bishop

As a female given name

 * Bernardine of Lippe (1563–1628), German countess
 * Bernardine Bishop (1939–2013), British author
 * Bernardine Dohrn (born 1942), American activist and law professor
 * Bernardine do Régo (born 1937), Beninese diplomat
 * Bernardine Evaristo (born 1959), British author and academic
 * Bernardine Flynn (1904–1977), American radio actress and announcer
 * Bernardine Hamaekers (1836–1912), Belgian soprano
 * Bernardine R. Leist (1880–1926), American screenwriter and actress
 * Bernardine Portenski (1949–2017), New Zealand long-distance runner