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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Barnard

“It’s great that the state is invested in this issue, and they invested in one of the best coastal cliff experts that we have,” Barnard said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Patrick Barnard, who spent years leading coastal erosion research for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Barnard plays the title role in the new film, which premiered at the festival and will be released later this year.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Celia is a master's candidate at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where she studies business and data reporting, and an alumna of Barnard College, where she studied anthropology and human rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

I found a weekend job in an art gallery, crowded all my classes into two days, and became the news editor of the Barnard Bulletin.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls