Maynard
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 and a 12th C German saint.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1050 Meginhart (nom) UrkStyria 57;
c1066 Meginhart (nom) ibid. 68;
1103 Meginhart (nom) ibid. 95;
c1110 Meginhardi (gen) ibid. 98;
c1120 Meginhart (nom) ibid. 105;
c1125 Meginhart (nom) ibid. 115,
Meginuuart (nom) ibid. 115;
c1128 Meginhardus (nom) ibid. 120
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Meynaerts (gen) BoonenGes p. 383
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1331 Meinhardus (nom) Rössler1 32;
1337 Meinhardus (nom) ibid. 29
- Middle High German
- ● c1339 Meinhard (nom) Rössler1 93,
Meinhards (gen) ibid. 93,
Meinhart (nom) ibid. 91;
1340 Meinhart (nom) ibid. 97;
1341 Meinhart (nom) ibid. 33;
1373 Meinhart (nom) ibid. 102
- ◑ c1339 Meinlinus (nom) Rössler1 93;
1340 Meynel (nom) ibid. 97;
1341 Meinel (nom) ibid. 33;
1344 Meynl (nom) ibid. 99;
1349 Meynel (nom) ibid. 48;
1364 Meinel (nom) ibid. 59
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1390 Meynard BbRT p. 339;
1394 Meynhard ibid. p. 341;
1432 Meynert ibid. p. 355
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Magenardus (nom) irminon-vol2 51, CE;
825 Magnardus (nom) InsMacon V;
1029x1033 Magenardus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1047 Mainardi (gen) CartNDSaintes I;
1047x1061 Mainardus (nom) ibid. XX;
1067 Mainardus (nom) ibid. XII;
1079x1101 Magenardi (gen) CartStPC IX,
Mainardo (abl) ibid. XXXVII;
1107 Mainardus (nom) ibid. V;
a1108 Mainardus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1115x1149 Magenardi (gen) ibid. X;
a1116 Mainardi (gen) ibid. XX,
Mainardus (nom) ibid. XX;
c1160 Mainardi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XVI;
1179 Mainardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 177;
1180 Mainart (abl) RotScaNor p. 3;
1258 Mainnardo (abl) ArrestReg-volI XVIII, Candlemas,
Menardo (abl) ibid. XVIII, Candlemas
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 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;
1225 Meinardus (nom) hennes-vol1 68
- Early New High German
- ● 1409 Meinhard (nom) mairhofer DCLXXXV
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 827 Meginhart (nom) FRA-XXXL 11
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1304 Meynardo (dat) RigSB 201;
1314 Meynardi (gen) ibid. 209
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Maynard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Maynard.