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German habitational name, in Silesia denoting someone from a place called Berna (of which there are two examples); in southern Germany and Switzerland denoting someone from the Swiss city of Berne.
Also, German from the Germanic personal name Bernher meaning ‘lord of the army’.
North German occupational name for a lime or charcoal burner, from an agent derivative of Middle High German brennen ‘to burn’.
Also, German from the Germanic personal name Bernher meaning ‘lord of the army’.
North German occupational name for a lime or charcoal burner, from an agent derivative of Middle High German brennen ‘to burn’.