Bernius
BER̃NIUS
Etymology
Perhaps the ending -ius is a derivative of bérnas, cf. boys „paaugęs berniukas“. But cf. German Bern, Berny, etc. ¹, Polish. Biern (SSNO I 156), Bernaś: Bernard ².
Feminine FORMS
Bernienė / Berniūtė
Pronunciation
/²ˈbʲɛrʲˑnʲʊ̟s/
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 180.
2. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 40.