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Bernard in Japanese

ベルナール

Bernard, when pronounced "ber-narr", is ベルナール (berunāru) in katakana.

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Shared by Bernard Arnault and others

People pronouncing their name this way include French entrepreneur Bernard Arnault (ベルナール・アルノー), French cyclist Bernard Hinault (ベルナール・イノー), and French chef Bernard Loiseau (ベルナール・ロワゾー). This is also the spelling used by French businessman and politician Bernard Tapie (ベルナール・タピ).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Bernard Family is My Life," "Bernard Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Bernard Family Is My Life
Bernard Family Is My Life ber-narr ベルナール Bernard in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bernard Family Is My Life
Bernard Family Is My Life ber-narr べるなある Bernard in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Bernard Family Bonds Are Forever
Bernard Family Bonds Are Forever ber-narr ベルナール Bernard in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Bernard Family Bonds Are Forever
Bernard Family Bonds Are Forever ber-narr べるなある Bernard in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Bernard Japanese Tattoo Designs

Bernard in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Bernard in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Bernard in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Bernard, when pronounced ber-narr, is ベルナール (berunāru) in katakana and べるなある (berunaaru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Bernard in Katakana (Vertical)
Bernard katakana, vertical
Bernard in Katakana (Horizontal)
Bernard katakana, horizontal
Bernard in Hiragana (Vertical)
Bernard hiragana, vertical
Bernard in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Bernard hiragana, horizontal

Bernard Meaning Strong Bear

Names have meanings and Bernard means Strong Bear which in kanji is 強力 read kyōryoku. These beautiful designs of Bernard with the meaning strong bear make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Bernard has 2 well-documented meanings.

A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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