Given name
Burgheard
“fortification”·“hard”
Burgheard is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burgheard is built from elements meaning “fortification” and “hard”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Burgahardu, built from Proto-West Germanic *burg (“fortification”) + *hard(ī) (“hard”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
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“fortification” · “advice, counsel”
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Garheard
“spear” · “brave, bold”
>99% boys
Wulfheard
“wolf” · “hard, brave”
>99% boys
Ecgheard
“edge” · “hard”
>99% boys
Æþelheard
“noble” · “might, authority”
>99% boys
Burgwulf
“fortification” · “wolf”
>99% boys
Bukowiec
Bukowiec is a surname from Proto-Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Polish.
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