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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gontard m. Old High German gund 'war, battle' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

France
Latin
814 Guntardus (nom) StVdM-II C6; c823 Guntardus (nom) irminon-vol2 38, Wan, Gunthardus (nom) ibid. 66; 882 Guntardus (nom) InsMacon XIII; 1046 Gontardus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 123; 1059 Gontardus (nom) StVdM-II 687; 1082x87 Gontardus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Gontardus (nom) ibid. no. 119; 1147 Gontardi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 14; 1179 Gontardi (gen) ibid. 172, Gontardo (abl) ibid. 172
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gontard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Gontard.