Barnard

American  

[bahr-nahrd, -nerd, bahr-nerd] / ˈbɑr nɑrd, -nərd, ˈbɑr nərd /

noun

1. Christiaan N(eethling) 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.

2. Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. astronomer.

3. Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89.

4. George Gray, 1863–1938, U.S. sculptor.

5. Henry, 1811–1900, U.S. educator.

6. a first name.

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Barnard British  

/ ˈbɑːnɑːd /

noun

1. Christiaan ( Neethling ). 1923–2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)

2. Edward Emerson . 1857–1923, US astronomer: noted for his discovery of the fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf (1916)

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Barnard Scientific  

/ bär′nərd /

1. South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967.

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Example Sentences

The bomb had been spotted by Ewan Barnard, a biochemistry student at the University of East Anglia, who was working as a gardener.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Customs and Border Protection awarded nearly $14 billion — about 73% of the value of the contracts — to just two: Fisher’s firm and Barnard Construction, based in Montana.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Barnard later faced harsh scrutiny for leaving his men behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

She studied political science at Barnard College and went to New York Law School.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Yet she had successfully sold the notion to her circle in Miami that she was a Barnard girl.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez