bernadette
/ˌbɜɹ.nəˈdɛt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from French.
Example Sentences
- "Bernadette Woolley was aware that her name was professionally inappropriate. She tended to get a lot of jokes about it. There had even been recommendations that she change it. The pious connotations put men off, it was averred. Non-Catholics recognised her allegiance at once because of the label, and scorned her for it; while co-religionists, reminded inappropriately of the Virgin apparition at Lourdes, blushed, or sniggered, or asked for another girl."
- "As they walked farther along the concourse, Bernadette said, "You call me Bernadette. Aunt won't be necessary. And I don't like Bernie. Or Aunt Bernie or Auntie. For a while, when I was twelve, I wanted everyone to call me Detta. No reason except that I was twelve and trying to fit whatever name sounded more glamorous than Bernadette. I like to be called Bernadette. I've become my name.""
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbɜɹ.nəˈdɛt/
- British English: /ˌbɜː.nəˈdɛt/