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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Herard m. Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

Czech Republic
Latin
1353 Herrardo (abl) chlumecky 30, p. 22, Herrardus (nom) ibid. 30, p. 22; 1356 Herardus (nom) ibid. 171
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Herard.