Meinhart
m.
Old High German megin, magan 'strength, might, power
' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.
The name of an 11th C German saint.
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x75 Maginhardus (nom) TradCorb §174,
Maynhardus (nom) ibid. §94;
1142 Megenhardi (gen) mairhofer III,
Megenhardus (nom) ibid. XII,
Meginhart (nom) ibid. I;
1145 Megenhardus (nom) ibid. XIX
- Early New High German
- ● 1409 Meinhard (nom) mairhofer DCLXXXV
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Meinhart". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Meinhart.