Médard

See also: Medard

French

Etymology

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”).

Cognates include Spanish and Italian Medardo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.daʁ/

Proper noun

Médard m

1. a male given name