Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

form of Bernard ( Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

was first documented in 1395.Eva Brylla, ''Förnamn i Sverige'' (2004), cited afte
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Notable people with the name include: * Bernt Albert (born 1944), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Bernt Balchen, D.F.C. (1899–1973), Norwegian, and later Norwegian-American, polar and aviation pioneer * Bernt Bjørnsgaard (born 1973), Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion * Bernt Bull (born 1946), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Bernt Carlsson (1938–1988), Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and United Nations Commissioner for Namibia * Bernt Johan Collet (born 1941), son of Chamberlain and Master of the Royal Hunt, Harald Collet and landscape architect Else Collett * Bernt Evens (born 1978), Belgian professional footballer *

Bernt Evensen Bernt Sverre Evensen (18 April 1905 – 24 August 1979) was a Norway, Norwegian Speed skating, speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he became the first Norwe ...

(1905–1979), Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist * Bernt Frilén, Swedish orienteering competitor, winner of the 1974 Individual World Orienteering Championships *

Bernt Haas Bernt Haas (; born 8 April 1978) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is the sporting director of FC Schaffhausen. Club career Haas was born in Vienna, Austria. He played his early youth football with loca ...

(born 1978), Swiss football (soccer) defender * Bernt Hagtvet (born 1946), Norwegian political scientist * Bernt B. Haugan (born 1862), American Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance leader * Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795–1850), Norwegian mathematician * Bernt Holtsmark (1859–1941), Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party * Bernt Hulsker (born 1977), Norwegian footballer playing * Bernt Ingvaldsen (1902–1985), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *

Bernt Johansson Bernt Harry Johansson (born 18 April 1953) is a Swedish former road bicycle racer, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1981. His sporting career began with Mariestadcyklisten. A competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics, he represented his na ...

(born 1953), retired road bicycle racer from Sweden, professional rider from 1977 to 1981 * Bernt Julius Muus (1832–1900), Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and church leader * Bernt Krebs, German scientist *

Bernt Sverdrup Maschmann Bernt Sverdrup Maschmann (17 October 1805 – 13 May 1869) was a Norwegian priest, politician and pharmacist. Bernt Maschmann was born in Oslo, Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of pharmacist Hans Henrich Maschmann. He earned his Cand ...

(1805–1869), Norwegian priest and politician *

Hans Bernt Myhre Hans Bernt Myhre (8 February 1817 – 31 August 1863) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854, 1857 and 1859, representing the constituency of Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality ...

(born 1817), Norwegian politician *

Bernt Notke Bernt Notke (; – before May 1509) was a late Gothic artist from the Baltic region. He has been described as one of the foremost artists of his time in northern Europe. Life Very little is known about the life of Bernt Notke. The Notke fa ...

(born 1435), German painter and sculptor *

Bernt Oftestad Bernt Torvild Oftestad (born 18 February 1942) is a Norwegian historian. Oftestad graduated from the MF Norwegian School of Theology in 1968 with the degree cand.theol., and in 1979 with the degree dr.theol. His doctoral work was on the Norweg ...

(born 1942), professor in Western Cultural History at MF Norwegian School of Theology * Bernt Øksendal (born 1945), Norwegian mathematician * Bernt Olufsen (born 1954), the Editor-in-Chief of ''Verdens Gang'' (VG), the largest daily of Norway * Bernt Østerkløft (1906–1996), Norwegian Nordic combined skier * Bernt Östh (born 1936), Swedish Air Force major general * Bernt Persson (born 1946), Swedish former international speedway rider * Bernt Petersen (born 1937), Danish furniture designer often known simply as Bernt * Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 1962), Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto * Bernt Rosengren (born 1937), Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist * Bernt Ström (1940–2009), Swedish actor * Bernt Tunold (1877–1946), Norwegian painter *

Bernt Wahl Bernt Rainer Wahl is an American entrepreneur. Wahl studied mathematics and physics at University of California, Santa Cruz. He was chief executive officer of the company Factle. Wahl unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Berkeley, California in 2012 an ...

, mathematician, entrepreneur and author * Bernt Wilhelm Westermann (1781–1868), wealthy Danish businessman who collected insects

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