EVERARD

Everard: translation

Everard m

English: from an Old English personal name composed of the elements eofor boar + heard hardy, brave, strong. This was reinforced at the time of the Conquest by a Continental Germanic cognate (see EBERHARD (SEE Eberhard)) introduced by the Normans. In modern use this may be a transferred use of the surname, but it was in regular use in the Digby family of Rutland from the 15th to the 17th century, probably as a survival of the Old English or Norman name. It alternated in this family with KENELM (SEE Kenelm).

Cognate: French: Evrard.