Bern (disambiguation)

Last updated February 10, 2025

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Bern (or Berne) is the capital of Switzerland.

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Places
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
United States
People
Given name
Surname
Other uses
See also

Bern or Berne may also refer to:

Places

Germany

Berne, Germany, a town in Lower Saxony
Berne, Hamburg, former village which became a quarter of Hamburg

Italy

Verona, Italy, a city called Bern in Middle High German

Netherlands

Bern (Netherlands), a hamlet in Gelderland

Switzerland

Canton of Bern, of which Bern is the capital
Bern (district), the city's administrative district in the Canton of Bern

United States

People

Bern, a nickname or short form for the given names Bernard, Bernadette, and Bernadine.

Given name

Bern Brostek (born 1966), American professional football player
Bern Shanks (born 1940), American environmental scientist, educator, public administrator, outdoorsman, conservationist, and author
Bern Nadette Stanis (born 1953), American actress and author

Surname

Zvi Bern (born 1960), American theoretical physicist
Dietrich von Bern (454–526), the German name of Theodoric the Great), king of the Ostrogoths
Eric Berne (1910–1970), Canadian psychiatrist
Josef Berne (1904–1964), Russian-born American writer, film director and producer
Suzanne Berne (born 1961), American novelist
Tim Berne (born 1954), American jazz saxophonist and composer

Other uses

Bern Convention (or Berne Convention), shorthand for the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, also known as the Bern Convention (or Berne Convention), a binding international legal instrument in the field of Nature Conservation
Berne Convention, shorthand for the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, an international agreement governing copyright

See also

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