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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Bastard m. Old French bastard 'bastard', from bast 'pack-saddle' + the pejorative suffix -ard.

Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bastard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Bastard.