Given name & surname
Medard
“having great strength”
Medard is a variant of Medgar. One German interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Medard is a variant of Medgar. One German interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Medard is a variant of Medgar. An origin associated with Medgar is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Medard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 69 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 8 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 7 in 1928. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 113 as a first name in 2020; 277 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.
Medard’s family of names
In Polish usage, Medard has a diminutive in Medardek. In Polish usage, Medard has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Medardo. In Slovak usage, Medard has a diminutive in Medardko.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Medard has relatives in 7 languages.
5 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Medard
- Medardusbishop of Vermandois475–550
- Medardo RossoItalian artist (1858–1928)
- Medardo Joseph MazombweRoman Catholic cardinal (1931-2013)
- Medard BossSwiss psychologist (1903-1990)
- Medardo de Jesús Henao del RíoColombian catholic bishopborn 1967
- Medardo Luis Luzardo RomeroVenezuelan archbishop (1935–2018)
- Medardo FantuzziItalian automobile designer (1906–1986)
- Medardo GalliItalian rower1907–1985
- Medardo LambertiItalian rower1890–1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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