My Mother-in-law is named Bernadette. I think it is rather heavy, but not a bad name, however I'm not fond of the unfortunate nickname she uses, Bernie.
I like Bernadette as a middle name, paired with a first name that is lighter and more youthful for contrast such as:
Sylvie Bernadette - I like that both names are French
Lucy Bernadette
Nora Bernadette
This message was edited 12/10/2009, 7:03 PM