ekkehard as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of ekkehard

What is the meaning of the name ekkehard ?

The baby name ekkehard is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛkəhaʁt/ (German), EK-ə-hart (English respelling).

ekkehard is in Origin.

Ekkehard is a Germanic masculine name from Old High German ekka (edge, especially of a sword) and hard (brave, strong), yielding the sense brave with the blade or strong of sword. It belongs to the broader West Germanic name stock; a close Old English cognate is Ecgheard, built from the same elements.

The name flourished in medieval German-speaking regions, especially in monastic and scholarly circles: several monks at the Abbey of Saint Gall bore the name Ekkehard, and Ekkehard of Aura was a noted 12th-century chronicler. The related form Eckhart is widely recognized through the medieval theologian Meister Eckhart. Ekkehard saw a Romantic-era revival after Joseph Victor von Scheffel’s 1855 historical novel Ekkehard popularized it. Today it is uncommon but familiar in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Variants and spellings include Ekkehart, Eckhard, Eckhart, Eckart, Eckardt, and Ekhard; colloquial diminutives such as Ecki/Ecki also occur.