Bernadetta

Meaning: (Strong, Brave as a Bear, Variant of Bernadette, Feminine of Bernard.)

Origin: (French, Old German)

Pronunciation: (B-ERNAHDEHT-AH, Ber-na-DET-uh)

Gender: Female

I saw a movie where one of the characters was named Birdie and it was a nickname for Bernadette or Bernadetta. The meanings are interesting and I think though this has a feel of an old world name and perhaps dated it still has a slight freshness nowadays. In a novel I would say this would make a good hand me down family name for a character.