Bernadette
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female given name from French.
"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."
Example
More examples"The parents of Bernadette were very embarrassed to reply to any questions, because they haven't seen her for a long time now."
Etymology
From French Bernadette, made famous by St. Bernadette of Lourdes.
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