Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Herard m. Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

Some forms are difficult to distinguish from Erhard.

Czech Republic
Latin
● 1353 Herrardo (abl) chlumecky 30, p. 22, Herrardus (nom) ibid. 30, p. 22; 1356 Herardus (nom) ibid. 171; 1358 Herhardus (nom) ibid. 291, p. 33
France
Latin
● 1179 Arardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 171, Herardus (nom) ibid. 170
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Herard.