Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesheard(Anglo-Saxon) hard(Frankish) harduz(Old Germanic) harðr(Old Norse) hard(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsTjaart(Afrikaans) Burgheard, Eoforheard, Wigheard, Wilheard(Anglo-Saxon) Beñat(Basque) Bernat, Gerard, Ricard(Catalan) Bernard, Bernarda(Croatian) Bernard, Richard(Czech) Bernhard, Gerhard, Lennart, Richard(Danish) Aldert, Allard, Barend, Berend, Berendina, Bernard, Bernhard, Evert, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Gerrit, Lennart, Leonard, Meindert, Richard, Tjeerd, Lennard, Meinard(Dutch) Bernadine, Bernard, Garret, Garrett, Gerard, Howard, Jarrett, Lenard, Leonard, Leonardo, Maynard, Richard, Richelle, Willard, Wyatt, Everard, Everett, Everette, Everitt, Gerrard, Giffard, Goddard, Jerrard, Maynerd, Raynard, Reynard, Richardine(English) Lenna, Lennart(Estonian) Lennart, Rikhard(Finnish) Bernard, Évrard, Gérard, Léonard, Richard, Renard(French) Adélard(French (Quebec)) Aldert, Gerrit, Jorrit, Jurryt, Reinder, Reindert, Tjaard, Tjeerd(Frisian) Bernhard, Burkhard, Diethard, Eberhard, Eckart, Eckehard, Eckhard, Eckhart, Ekkehard, Erdmann, Erhard, Gebhard, Gerhard, Gotthard, Hartmut, Hartwig, Leonard, Leonhard, Meinhard, Reinhard, Reinhardt, Ricarda, Richard, Sieghard, Wolfhard, Burchard, Burkhart, Ekkehardt, Gerhardt, Hartmann, Hartwin, Volkhard(German) Adalhard, Alard, Aldhard, Alfhard, Berahard, Berard, Berenhard, Bernard, Bernhard, Blanchard, Burchard, Burkhard, Burkhart, Eberhard, Egilhard, Ekkehard, Erhard, Fulchard, Gebahard, Gebhard, Gerhard, Godehard, Hardman, Hardmod, Hardwic, Hardwin, Hartmut, Hartwig, Hartwin, Hughard, Leonard, Meginhard, Meinhard, Raginhard, Rainard, Reinhard, Richard, Richardis, Ricohard, Sigihard, Theodard, Wighard, Willihard, Wulfhard(Germanic) Bernát, Gellért, Lénárd, Richárd, Rikárdó(Hungarian) Gearóid, Risteárd(Irish) Arduino, Berardo, Bernardo, Gerarda, Gerardo, Gherardo, Leonarda, Leonardo, Riccarda, Riccardo, Adelardo(Italian) Ģirts, Renārs, Rihards, Ričards(Latvian) Sjra(Limburgish) Leonardas, Ričardas(Lithuanian) Eilert, Lennart(Low German) Wyot(Medieval English) Bernhard, Eilert, Gerhard, Lennart, Richard, Rikard(Norwegian) Bernuharduz, Rīkaharduz(Old Germanic) Achard(Old Norman) Bernard, Gerard, Leonard, Ryszard(Polish) Bernardo, Leonardo, Ricarda, Ricardo(Portuguese) Leonard(Romanian) Richard(Slovak) Bernard, Bernarda, Lenart, Rihard(Slovene) Bernarda, Bernardo, Gerardo, Leonardo, Ricarda, Ricardo, Adelardo, Eberardo(Spanish) Bernhard, Eilert, Evert, Gerhard, Lennart, Richard, Rickard, Rikard(Swedish) Rhisiart(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsBernat, Blanxart(Catalan) Bernard, Bernardová(Czech) Aalders, Alders, Barends, Bernard, Evers, Reijnders, Reinders, Reynders, Richard, Rijnders, Hartman(Dutch) Bernard, Blanchard, Garrard, Garret, Garrett, Giffard, Goddard, Howard, Jarrett, Leonard, Leonardson, Maynard, Richard, Richards, Richardson, Rickard, Willard, Wyatt, Evered, Everett(English) Allard, Bernard, Blanchard, Bouchard, Évrard, Gérard, Giffard, Girard, Godard, Ménard, Richard, Renard(French) Reijnders, Reinders, Reynders, Rijnders(Frisian) Bernard, Bernhard, Borchard, Borchardt, Eberhardt, Eilerts, Everhart, Gerhard, Gerhardt, Meinhardt, Richard, Seeger, Sieger, Siegert, Hartman, Hartmann, Siekert(German) Acardi, Accardi, Accardo, Ardovini, Berardi, Bernardi, Biancardi, Leonardi, Adelardi, Nardovino(Italian) Ahlers(Low German) Leonardsen(Norwegian) Bernardo(Portuguese) Bernard(Slovene) Bernhardsson, Gerhardsson, Lennartsson, Leonardsson(Swedish) Prichard, Pritchard(Welsh)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry hart, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
