Given name
Hereweard
“army”·“guard”
Hereweard is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hereweard is built from elements meaning “army” and “guard”.
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Where it comes from
Hereweard comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Hariward, from Proto-Germanic *Harjawardaz, built from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“army”) + *wardaz (“guard”).
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Hereweard’s family of names
In Old English usage, Hereweard shares a linguistic root with the Old Norse form Hervarðr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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