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Origin and popularity of the name BESNARD

Origin

Besnard : from an altered form of the Old French personal name Bernart (Continental Germanic Bernhard) with intrusive -s-. Compare Barnard and Bernhardt.

Source : FANBI : The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, ©2021, University of the West of England

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