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    Bernadette

    ber-nuh-DET

    Meaning

    Brave as a bear; Bold

    French/Germanic origin · Girl

    What it points to

    Bernadette is holy boldness — the courage that comes from knowing God goes with you wherever you go.

    Verses · King James Version

    “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

    Joshua 1:9

    “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee.”

    Deuteronomy 31:6

    Most used in the 1960s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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