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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Volkward m. Old High German folk 'people, nation, tribe, race' + Old High German wart 'guard, ward'.

Germany
Latin
1259 Volcwardus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1304 Volquardes (gen) BremUrk2 no. 37, Volquardus (nom) ibid. no. 37
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Volkward". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Volkward.