At a Glance
- Meaning
- Uncertain — either the name Abel with a Germanic '-hard' (strong) suffix attached, or a variant of Eberhard ('strong/brave as a boar')
- Origin
- French (from Germanic roots)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- AB-uh-lard
Abelard is a French (from Germanic roots) boy's name meaning “uncertain — either the name Abel with a Germanic '-hard' (strong) suffix attached, or a variant of Eberhard ('strong/brave as a boar')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Abelard
Meaning: Uncertain — either the name Abel with a Germanic '-hard' (strong) suffix attached, or a variant of Eberhard ('strong/brave as a boar').
Origin: French (from Germanic roots).
A common claim: "Noble strength, brave and steadfast," sometimes tied to Adalhard/Adelard Actually: Abelard isn't derived from Adalhard. Wiktionary traces it instead to the name Abel combined with a Germanic "-hard" (strong) suffix, or as a variant of Eberhard ("strong, brave as a boar").
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Abelard
AB-uh-lardIPA /ˈæbəlɑːrd/
Popularity of Abelard
Abelard doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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