Given name
Ealhheard
“sanctuary”·“hard”
Ealhheard is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ealhheard is built from elements meaning “sanctuary” and “hard”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Alhahardu, built from Proto-West Germanic *alh (“sanctuary”) + *hard(ī) (“hard”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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