Burkhard

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Derived from the Old Germanic words "burg", meaning "castle" or "fortress", and "hard", meaning "brave" or "strong". Thus, Burkhard means "strong in battle" or "brave fortress".
Popularity
Burkhard is not a popular name in most countries, but it may be occasionally used by families of Germanic heritage. It does not appear on the US or UK baby name charts.

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Burkhard Name meanings & History

Derived from the Old Germanic words "burg", meaning "castle" or "fortress", and "hard", meaning "brave" or "strong". Thus, Burkhard means "strong in battle" or "brave fortress". Derived from the Old German elements burg "fortress" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy", or perhaps from the Old English cognate Burgheard. Saint Burkhard was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany (a companion of Boniface) who became the first bishop of Würzburg.

Zodiac Sign of Burkhard: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Burkhard:

B: Bountiful,Bashful,Beauty,Brains

U: Undermining,Unity,Utopia,Universality,Understanding

R: Resourceful,Rational,Restless,Reason

K: Karma,Kundalini,Karate,Kind

H: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hope,Heart's Desire

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Aggressive,Ambitious,Angry,Action

D: Doting,Determined,Dutiful,Daddy,Demanding,Domestic

Burkhard is:

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  • a Rough name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

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