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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”).[1]
Cognates include Spanish and Italian Medardo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Médard m
- a male given name
References
- ^ Medardo, -a; in: Roberto Faure, Diccionario de nombres propios, 2007, →ISBN