Garheard

Old English

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Alternative forms

• Gareard

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀahard. Equivalent to gār (“spear”) +‎ heard (“brave, bold”). Cognate with English Gerard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːrˌxæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈɡɑːrˌhæ͜ɑrˠd]

Proper noun

Gārheard m

1. a male given name

References

• The FitzWilliam Museum, Cambridge, CORPUS OF EARLY MEDIEVAL COIN FINDS (Penny: CM.616-1998), stamped on the coin in two lines as "GARE/ARDMō" (Gareard, Moneyer)