Given name & surname
Eggert
“sharp point”
Eggert is a surname. It is used in English and German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eggert is a form of Ekkehard. Ekkehard means “sharp point.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Eggert is a form of Eckehard. An origin associated with Eckehard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
Eggert’s family of names
Eggert shares a linguistic root with Eckehard. In German usage, Eggert has a related form in Ekkehard. Eggert is a form of Eckehard.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eggert
- Eggert ÓlafssonIcelandic writer and explorer (1726-1768)
- Eggert JónssonIcelandic association football playerborn 1988
- Eggert ReederGerman general (1894-1959)
- Eggert Christopher KnuthDanish judge (1722-1776)
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