Bernas Family History
Bernas Name Meaning
Polish (mainly Bernaś) and Czech (Bernáš): from a derivative of the personal name Bernard . German and French: from a derivative of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with ber(n) ‘bear’ e.g. Bernhard . Americanized form of Croatian Brnas: from an old vernacular pet form of the personal name Bernard .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022