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.
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 847 Gebehardo (abl) HambUrk-vol1 XII;
877 Geberhardus (nom) quix-vol1 94;
902 Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 8;
1059 Gebehardus (nom) ibid. 48;
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;
1401 gabhardi (gen) HD1401 no. 314
- Middle High German
- ● 1293 Gebhart (nom) UrkWitt-II 189
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gebhard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Gebhard.