Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
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Other Languages & Cultureshard(Frankish) harduz(Old Germanic) hart(Old High German) harðr(Old Norse) hard(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsBurgheard, Cyneheard, Eoforheard, Heard, Wigheard, Wilheard(Anglo-Saxon) Evert(Dutch) Harding, Willard, Wyatt, Everard, Everett, Everette, Everitt, Kennard(English) Évrard(French) Burkhard, Eberhard, Burchard, Burkhart(German) Burchard, Burkhard, Burkhart, Eberhard, Wighard, Willihard(Germanic) Wyot(Medieval English) Eberardo(Spanish) Evert(Swedish)