14 September: Bernard Name Day

In Poland, today is the name day for people named Bernard. Bernard or Bernhard is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It's composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". A shortened for is Bernie. Bernard is the second most common surname in France. 10 famous Bernards:

1. Bernard of Menthon: Catholic saint, Frankish founder of the hostel at Great St Bernard Pass, and namesake of the famous dog breed. There are 6 other saints also named Bernard.
2. Bernard Cribbins: The only actor to play two different Doctor Who companions: Tom Campbell, in the 1966 film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. and Wilfred Mott, the grandfather of Donna Noble. He also released a number of comedy records including Hole in the Ground and Right Said Fred, inspiration for the band Right Said Fred.
3. Bernie Ecclestone: Former chief executive of the Formula One Group.
4. Bernie Lomax: fictional character, the boss who dies in the 80's comedy film Weekend at Bernie's.
5. Bernard Jenkin: Tory MP for Harwich and North Essex. Rabid Brexshitter, occasional nudist and friend of screenwriter Richard Curtis, who includes a character named 'Bernard' in everything he writes.
6. Bernard Manning: British stand-up comedian.
7. Bernard Matthews: English turkey farmer whose birds are "bootiful".
8. Bernie Saunders: US politician. Sanders unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and 2020, finishing in second place in both campaigns.
9. George Bernard Shaw: known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and political activist. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
10. Bernie Taupin: English-American lyricist. He is best known for writing the lyrics for most of Elton John's songs.

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