Bernadotte

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Usage

Sweden Swedish

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Origin and Meaning

Transferred use of the French surname, which probably derives from a placename

The French general Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763-1844) became King of Sweden as Karl XIV Johan in 1818. He founded the current royal house in Sweden, House of Bernadotte. [1]

Related Names

Bernadotte Swedish

Grammar

Sweden - Swedish
Nominative: Bernadotte
Genitive: Bernadottes

Further Information

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Predominant Regional Usage

Trivia

  • Sweden: In January 1973, 44 people were named Bernadotte (percentage of first or only given name: 0 %) [3]

Statistics

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References

  1. Judith Ahrholdt: Nordic Names - www.nordicnames.de (2004-2024).
  2. Riksarkivet/SVAR - Svensk arkivinformation: Sveriges befolkning 1880
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Sture Allén/Staffan Wåhlin: Förnamnsboken (1979)