Erhard
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon era 'honor' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.
The name of a 7th C German saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1163–64 Erardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 118;
1164 Erardus (nom) ibid. 121
- Old French
- ● 1313 Erart Paris1313 p. 95
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Erart HGParis p. 372;
1421 Erard favier 1268;
1423 Erart ibid. 245
- ◑ 1418 Erardin HGParis p. 378
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1401 Erhardo (dat) HD1401 no. 181;
1415 Erhardo (abl) mairhofer DCC
- Early New High German
- ● 1421 Erhard (nom) mairhofer DCCXVII;
1497 Erhart Nurn1497 p. 2
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Erhard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Erhard.