Burkhard

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Gender Masculine
Usage German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbʊʁk.haʁt/(German)

Meaning & History

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.