Médard

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Medardus, which probably has a Germanic origin.

The second part hard- stems from Proto-Germanic *harduz (hard, brave).

The first part is unclear. Theories assume Germanic *mahtiz (might, power) as in Mechthild, Germanic *maed (“honour”), Celtic *mat (good) and *med (centre).[1]

Cognates include Spanish and Italian Medardo.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Médard m

  1. a male given name

References

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  1. ^ Medardo, -a; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN