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Everard m. Old High German ebur 'boar' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

The name of a 12th C German saint.

Austria
Latin
859 Heberhardus (nom) UrkStyria 6; 860 Hebarhardus (nom) ibid. 7; 864 Ebarhardus (nom) ibid. 8; 890 Hebarhardus (nom) ibid. 9; c1030 Ebarhardi (gen) ibid. 47; c1100 Eberhart (nom) ibid. 89; c1120 Eberhart (nom) ibid. 103; c1125 Ebarhart (nom) ibid. 115, Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 114; c1128 Eberhart (nom) ibid. 118a; 1231 Eberhardj (gen) UBEnns3 II, eberhardus (nom) ibid. II; 1237 Eberhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
Belgium
Latin
1138 Everardus (nom) CartStBert 14; 1143 Everardi (gen) ibid. 15; 1165 Ewrardi (gen) ibid. 18; 1176 Everardi (gen) ibid. 22, Everardo (abl) ibid. 22, Everardus (nom) ibid. 22
Middle Dutch
1336 Everarde (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 44
Dutch
1597x1598 Everaerts (gen) BoonenGes p. 343, Everard ibid. p. 352, Everardus ibid. p. 372
Brabant
Latin
1312 Everardus (nom) JeanIII p. 13, Evrardi (gen) ibid. p. 37, Evrardus (nom) ibid. p. 35
Czech Republic
Latin
1350 Eberhardi (gen) chlumecky 154; 1353 Eberhardum (acc) ibid. 62; 1358 Ebrhardi (gen) ibid. 287, p. 33
Middle High German
1344 Eberhard (nom) Rössler1 99
Denmark
Latin
1362 Everhardus (nom) MIRGPCM4 XVI-V
England
Latin
1189 Ebrardus (nom) GASurv p. 204, Everardus (nom) ibid. p. 84, Evrardus (nom) ibid. p. 231; 1194 Everardus (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 3; 1222 Everardus (nom) StPaulDom p. 93
Dutch
1581 Everardt AuFr Elssens; 1583 Everdts (gen) ibid. Elssen; 1585 Evaert ibid. Elssen; 1589 Evert ibid. Claesz; 1595 Everdt ibid. Claeijsz; 1597 Evard ibid. Claeijssen
Early Modern English
1511 Euerarde OrpingtonKe p. 74
Estonia
Middle Low German
1378 Euerd BbRT p. 335; 1379x1383 Euerd ibid. p. 336; 1383 Euerd ibid. p. 336; 1386 Euerd ibid. p. 338; 1387 Euerd ibid. p. 339; 1391 Euerd ibid. p. 340; 1397 Euerd ibid. p. 340; 1405 Euerd ibid. p. 344; 1406 Euerd ibid. p. 344; 1407 Euerd ibid. p. 344; 1409 Euerd ibid. p. 345, Euerdes (gen) ibid. p. 345; 1412 Euerd ibid. p. 346; 1413 Euerd ibid. p. 346; 1415 Euerd ibid. p. 347; 1421 Euerd ibid. p. 349; 1427 Euerd ibid. p. 352; 1429 Euert ibid. p. 353; 1432 Euerd ibid. p. 356; 1434 Euert ibid. p. 356; 1435 Euert ibid. p. 357, Ewert ibid. p. 358; 1437 Euert ibid. p. 361; 1441 Euert ibid. p. 363; 1442 Euert ibid. p. 364
France
Latin
11thC Everardus (nom) CartSPL1 I; 1088 Evrardi (gen) ibid. VI; 1096 Everardus (nom) ibid. IX; 1101x1129 Ebrardo (abl) CartStPC XXXVI, Ebrardus (nom) ibid. XXXVI; 1123 Ebrardus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXIV; 1135 Evrardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 7, Evrardo (abl) ibid. 7, Evrardus (nom) ibid. 7; 1136 Ebrardo (abl) ibid. 8; 1138x62 Evrardus (nom) ibid. 84; 1138x1162 Everardi (gen) ibid. 69, Everardus (nom) ibid. 69; c1140 Evrardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII; 1146 Ebrardo (abl) ibid. CXII; 1147 Ebrardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 15, Ebrardo (abl) ibid. 14, Ebrardus (nom) ibid. 15, Everardi (gen) ibid. 14, Everardo (abl) ibid. 14, Everardum (acc) ibid. 18, Everardus (nom) ibid. 14, Evrardo (abl) ibid. 14; 1147x1162 Everardi (gen) ibid. 51, Everardus (nom) ibid. 51; 1159 Everardi (gen) ibid. 36, Everardus (nom) ibid. 37; c1160 Ebrardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XVI; 1162 Evrardo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 39; a1163 Everardo (abl) ibid. 98; 1163 Ebrardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XV, Everardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1163–64 Everardus (nom) ibid. 113; 1164 Everardo (abl) ibid. 121, Everardus (nom) ibid. 121; 1166 Everardus (nom) ibid. 129; 1171 Everardus (nom) ibid. 139; 1173 Everardo (abl) ibid. 154; 1174 Everardi (gen) ibid. 161, Everardo (abl) ibid. 161; c1175–1180 Evardus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 67; 1179 Everardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 177, Everardo (abl) ibid. 178, Everardus (nom) ibid. 176, Evrardus (nom) ibid. 176; 1180 Evrardo (abl) RotScaNor p. 19; 1196 Evrardus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIX; 1224 Evrard (nom) CartAub; 1239 Evrardus (nom) ibid.; 1260 Evrardo (abl) ArrestReg-volI V, St. Martin, Evrardum (acc) ibid. V, St. Martin; 1267 Evrardus (nom) NDParisII 2-II; 1268 Evrardus (nom) ibid. 2-V; 1270 Evardus (nom) ibid. 2-XLI, Evrardi (gen) ibid. 2-XLI, Evrardus (nom) ibid. 2-XLI; 1301 Evrardi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 179, Evrardus (nom) ibid. p. 177; 1378 Everardo (dat) hanquetvol1 2266, Evrardi (gen) ibid. 645, Evrardo (dat) ibid. 645
Old French
1292 Evrart (obl) HistHdVParis p. 116; 1296 Evrart paris1296 p. 5; 1301 Euerart (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 234, Evrard (obl) ibid. p. 234, Evrars (nom) ArchReimsII1 XVII, Evrart (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 335 [p. 235]; 1313 Evrart Paris1313 p. 36, Ewrart ibid. p. 58
Middle French
1418 Evrat DdB1418 p. 200, HGParis p. 372; 1421 Evrard favier p. 237, Evrart ibid. 138; 1438 Evrart ibid. 557
Germany
Latin
726 Everardus (nom) OrkGZ no. 7, Everhardus (nom) ibid. no. 7; 871 Eberhardus (nom) quix-vol1 45; 925 Eparhart (nom) UrkStyria 14; 930 ebehardus (nom) quix-vol1 10; 966 Eberhardi (gen) ibid. 14; 1005 Eberhardus (nom) UrkStyria 34; 1007 Eberhardi (gen) ibid. 36, Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 35; 1016 Eberhardi (gen) ibid. 37; 1041 Eberhardus (nom) quix-vol1 59; 1042 Eberhardus (nom) UrkStyria 52; 1064 Euerhardus (nom) quix-vol1 92; 1122 Euerardi (gen) ibid. 27; 1134 Eurardus (nom) ibid. 97; 1136 Everardus (nom) ibid. 98; 1149 Heberhardus (nom) mairhofer XXXI; 1151 Eberhard (nom) ibid. XL; 1194 Euerardus (nom) quix-vol1 54; 1196 Euerhardo (abl) ibid. 68; 1216 Eberhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 21; 1217 Eberardus (nom) ibid. 28; 1218 Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 30; 1219 Eberardus (nom) ibid. 36, Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 40, Evirhardus (nom) ibid. 39; 1221 Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 55, Everardus (nom) ibid. 59, Everhardi (gen) ibid. 59; 1225 Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 68; 1234 Everardus (nom) ibid. 89; 1237 Eberhardo (abl) ibid. 98; 1259 Everardus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1271 Eberhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 221; 1273 Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 225; 1276 Everardus (nom) ibid. 249; 1283 Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 293, Ebirhardi (gen) ibid. 285; 1287 Eberardum (acc) ibid. 307; 1289 Everardi (gen) ibid. 318, Everardo (abl) ibid. 318, Everardus (nom) ibid. 318; 1289x1298 Euerhardus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XCIX; 1293 Everhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 326; 1294 Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 329; 1301 Everhardi (gen) UrkHan 3; 1400 Eberhardo (abl) mairhofer DCLXVI, Eberhardus (nom) ibid. DCLXVI; 1401 Eberhardi (gen) HD1401 no. 239, Eberhardo (dat) ibid. no. 185; 1414 Eberhardo (dat) mairhofer DCXCVII, Eberhardus (nom) ibid. DCXCVIII; 1415 Eberhardum (acc) ibid. DCXCIX
Middle High German
1339 Eberhartz (gen) UrkHeil1 151
Early New High German
1497 Eberhart Nurn1497 485, Erardt ibid. 2650
1497 Eberlein Nurn1497 2672
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Euerardus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 11
Italy
Latin
1237 Eberhardus (nom) TirNot1 580; 1245 Eberhardus (nom) hennes-vol1 120; 1261 Eberhardus (nom) FRA-XXXL 211
Latvia
Latin
1287 Everhardo (dat) RigSB 1021; 1289 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 336; 1290 Everhardi (gen) ibid. 590, Everhardus (nom) ibid. 338; 1291 Everhardo (dat) ibid. 632; 1292 Everhardi (gen) ibid. 663; 1293 Everhardo (dat) ibid. 711; 1295 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 357; 1296 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 362, Everrardo (dat) ibid. 782; 1297 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 359, Everrardus (nom) ibid. 360; 1300 Everhardo (dat) ibid. 421; 1302 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 370; 1303 Everhardi (gen) ibid. 446, Everhardus (nom) ibid. 373; 1305 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 377; 1319 Everhardus (nom) ibid. 380
The Netherlands
Latin
834 Evhard (nom) OrkGZ no. 30; 1254 Euerardi (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 293; 1288 Euerard (nom) ibid. p. 296; 1291 Euerardus (nom) ibid. p. 297; 1324 euerardi (gen) ibid. p. 299; 1330 Euerardus (nom) ibid. p. 299; 1334 euerardi (gen) ibid. p. 300
Poland
Latin
1251 Eberhardum (acc) hennes-vol1 141, Eberhardus (nom) ibid. 141
Sweden
Old Swedish
1419 Euert (nom) SDHK no. 19234
Switzerland
Latin
1349 Evrardi (gen) MHN DXXIII
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Everard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Everard.