Given name & surname
Meinhard
“one who is brave and strong”
Meinhard is a variant of Maynard. One German interpretation is “one who is brave and strong.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meinhard is a variant of Maynard. One German interpretation is “one who is brave and strong.”
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Where it comes from
Meinhard is a variant of Maynard. An origin associated with Maynard is Germanic.
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The story
Meinhard is a variant of Maynard. The history of Maynard gives this family its wider story. Maynard’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
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Meinhard’s family of names
Meinhard has a related form in Maynard. Meinhard has a related form in Meinard. In German usage, Meinhard as a surname has a related form in Mainhardt.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 Meinhard
- Meinhard, Duke of Upper BavariaDuke of Upper Bavaria1344–1363
- Meinhard of CarinthiaCount of Gorizia and Tyrol, Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Carniola1238–1295
- Saint Meinhardfirst bishop of Livonia (ca 1130 – ca 1196)
- Meinhard NehmerEast German bobsledderborn 1941
- Meinhard III of GoriziaCount of Gorizia1194–1258
- Meinhard Michael MoserAustrian mycologist (1924–2002)
- Meinhard von GerkanGerman architect (1935–2022)
- Meinhard VI of GoriziaCount of Gorizia and imperial prince1301–1301
- Meinhard I of GoriziaCount of Gorizia, Count Palatine in Carinthia1070–1142
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