Given name & surname
Burkhard
Burkhard is a surname from German. It is used in English and German.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
Its Germanic formation brings together burg (“protection”) and hard (“hardy, brave, strong”).
Burkhard’s family of names
In English usage, Burkhard as a surname has an affectionate form in BUSSE. In English usage, Burkhard has a later derivative in Bosse. In German usage, Burkhard has a related form in BURGHARD.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Burkhard
- Burkhard Christoph von MünnichRussian general (1683-1767)
- Burkhard HeimGerman physicist (1925–2001)
- Burkhard DriestGerman actor (1939-2020)
- Burkhard GantenbeinSwiss handball player (1912–2007)
- Burkhard I of Zollernfirst documented member of the Hohenzollern dynasty1025–1061
- Bouchard IV of AvesnesFrench nobleman (1182-1244)
- Burkhard JungGerman politicianborn 1958
- Burkhard ReichGerman footballerborn 1964
- Burkhard von Hornhausenmaster of Livonian Order (died 1260)1250–1260
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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