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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gebhard m. Proto-Germanic *giftiz 'gift', a derivative of Proto-Germanic gebaną 'to give' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

The name of a 10th C Austrian saint.

Austria
Latin
c1066 Gebahardo (abl) UrkStyria 68, Gepehardi (gen) ibid. 68; c1070 Gebehardi (gen) ibid. 69, Gebehardo (abl) ibid. 69; 1074x1087 Gebehardi (gen) ibid. 77, Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 77, Gebhardi (gen) ibid. 77, Gebhardus (nom) ibid. 77, Gebhart (nom) ibid. 77; c1075 Gebehardi (gen) ibid. 79, Gebehardo (abl) ibid. 78, Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 78, Gebehart (nom) ibid. 78; 1086 Gebhardo (abl) ibid. 85; c1100 Gebhardus (nom) ibid. 91, Gebhart (nom) ibid. 89; c1125 Gebehardi (gen) ibid. 115, Gebehardum (acc) ibid. 111, Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 111; 1126 Gebehardi (gen) ibid. 117; c1128 Gebhart (nom) ibid. 118a; 1231 Gebhardus (nom) UBEnns3 IV
Middle High German
1335 Gebhartn (dat) ChronSH p. 6
Germany
Latin
847 Gebehardo (abl) HambUrk-vol1 XII; 877 Geberhardus (nom) quix-vol1 94; 902 Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 8; 1023 Gebehardi (gen) UrkStyria 42; 1042 Gebehardi (gen) ibid. 52; 1058 Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 65; 1059 Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 66, quix-vol1 48; 1114 Gebehardi (gen) UrkStyria 100b, Geuehardi (gen) ibid. 99; 1142 Gebehardus (nom) mairhofer I; 1200 Gevehardi (gen) hennes-vol1 5, Gevehardus (nom) ibid. 5; 1225 Gevehardus (nom) ibid. 68; 1261 Gebhardi (gen) FRA-XXXL 207; 1394 Gebhardi (gen) SMM p. 200; 1401 gabhardi (gen) HD1401 no. 314
Middle High German
1293 Gebhart (nom) UrkWitt-II 189
Italy
Latin
1105 Gebehardi (gen) UrkStyria 96, Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 96
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gebhard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Gebhard.