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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Achard m. Proto-Germanic *agio 'blade' + Old Saxon hard, Old High German hart 'strong, hard'.

The name fell out of use around the beginning of the 13th C.

England
Latin
● c1132 Achardo (abl) MemStMF II-I; 1185x1186 Achard (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 6
France
Latin
● c823 Achardus (nom) irminon-vol2 a, Palatiolum; 1064 Achardo (abl) LDS CXI; 1067 Achardi (gen) CartNDSaintes XII; 1067x1074 Achardi (gen) ibid. XIII; 1067x1086 Achardi (gen) ibid. XIV; 1070 Achardus (nom) LDS appendix, XXIX; 1101 Achardus (nom) CartSPL1 X; 1138x1162 Achardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 80; c1139 Achardus (nom) CartNoyers DXII; 1147x1158 Achardus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 35; 1163 Achardi (gen) ibid. 99; 1179 Achardus (nom) ibid. 176; 1180 Acardus (nom) RotScaNor p. 28
Israel
Latin
● 1115 Achardus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Acardus (nom) ibid. VIII
Scotland
Latin
● 1094 Accard (nom) ESC XII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Achard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Achard.