Given name & surname
Ekkehard
“of the brave sword point”
In German use, Ekkehard has a related form in Eckhard. One German interpretation is “of the brave sword point.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Ekkehard has a related form in Eckhard. One German interpretation is “of the brave sword point.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Ekkehard has a related form in Eckhard. An origin associated with Eckhard is German. In German use, Ekkehard has a related form in Eckehard. An origin associated with Eckehard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old High German ekka (“sharp point”), from Proto-Germanic *Agjōharduz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ekkehard’s family of names
In German usage, Ekkehard has a related form in Eckhard. In German usage, Ekkehard has a related form in Eckard. In German usage, Ekkehard has a related form in ECKART.
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Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ekkehartvariant · German
- Eggertvariant · German
- Eckartvariant · German
- Eckardvariant · German
- Eckhartvariant · German
- Eckhardvariant · German
- Eckehardvariant · German
- Egertvariant · Estonian
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ekkehard
- Ekkehard Fasserbobsledder (1952–2021)
- Eckard I of MeissenGerman noble960–1002
- Ekkehard of AuraCrusader historian1080–1125
- Ekkehard IGerman writer910–973
- Ekkehard SchallGerman actor (1930-2005)
- Ekkehard IVSwiss monk980–1056
- Ekkehard von BraunmühlGerman opinion journalist (1940–2020)
- Ekkehard IImonk of Saint Gall1000–990
- Ekkehard KlugGerman politician and historian of eastern europeborn 1956
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