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In The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco, there is a male character named Alinardo. Given that the book is set in 14th century Italy can anyone guess Alinardo's meaning and origin?
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The better-known Germanic form of the name seems to be Halinard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halinard
I am quite sure the second name element must be "hard" (brave, hardy):
http://www.behindthename.com/element/hard
I could not find something about the first one; maybe it's the Old High German equivalent of Old Norse "hallr" (rock):
http://www.behindthename.com/element/hallr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halinard
I am quite sure the second name element must be "hard" (brave, hardy):
http://www.behindthename.com/element/hard
I could not find something about the first one; maybe it's the Old High German equivalent of Old Norse "hallr" (rock):
http://www.behindthename.com/element/hallr
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Förstemann (1900) says:
It is questionable whether [Halinard] belongs to the names with the stem HAL.
And about the stem HAL he says:
Wol zu altn. halr, ags. hale vir, wovon
HALID weiterbildung ist. Ein teil der folgenden
formen, doch unsicher w e l c h e, gehort gewiss zu
HAILA; andere mögen unorganisch aspirirt sein.
Als zweiter teil nicht gebräuchlich, doch vielleicht
noch in Boiocalus (1, wol ein Ampsivarier) erhalten.
(Summarised: Probably to old Norse halr "man", related to the modern German word Held "hero")
It is questionable whether [Halinard] belongs to the names with the stem HAL.
And about the stem HAL he says:
Wol zu altn. halr, ags. hale vir, wovon
HALID weiterbildung ist. Ein teil der folgenden
formen, doch unsicher w e l c h e, gehort gewiss zu
HAILA; andere mögen unorganisch aspirirt sein.
Als zweiter teil nicht gebräuchlich, doch vielleicht
noch in Boiocalus (1, wol ein Ampsivarier) erhalten.
(Summarised: Probably to old Norse halr "man", related to the modern German word Held "hero")
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