Burghard

German

Alternative forms

Burghardt, Burghart, Burkhard, Burkhardt, Burkhart

Etymology

From Old High German burg (“castle, fortress”) + hart (“hard”).^[1]^[2]

Proper noun

Burghard

a male given name from Old High German, variant of Burkhard

Proper noun

Burghard m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Burghards or (with an article) Burghard, feminine genitive Burghard, plural Burghards)

a surname originating as a patronymic^[2]

References

^ S.L. Uckelman "Burchard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Heuser, Rita, Burghard, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands

[DOMNES-1] S.L. Uckelman "Burchard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.

[DFWD-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Heuser, Rita, Burghard, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands

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