Given name & surname · also Germanic
Eberhard
“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar”
Eberhard is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Original GermanEwert
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
Its Germanic formation brings together eber (“wild boar”) and hard (“hardy, brave, strong”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Eberhard connects to the Abraham name family through Äbi. The history of Abraham gives this family its wider story. Abraham appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Eberhard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 263 as a first name in 2020; 2,129 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eberhard’s family of names
Eberhard has an affectionate form in Ebbe. In German usage, Eberhard shares a linguistic root with the English form Everett. In German usage, Eberhard has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Abelardo.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eberhard has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
13 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 18
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eberhard
- Eberhard August Wilhelm von ZimmermannGerman scientist and zoologist1743–1815
- Eberhard von MackensenGerman general (1889–1969)
- Eberhard III, Duke of WürttembergDuke of Württemberg (1614-1674)
- Eberhard Louis, Duke of WürttembergDuke of Württemberg1676–1733
- Eberhard I, Duke of WürttembergDuke of Württemberg1445–1496
- Eberhard DiepgenGerman politicianborn 1941
- Eberhard, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria (10th century)
- Eberhard VogelEast German footballer1943–2026
- Eberhard WeberGerman musicianborn 1940
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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