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Burkhard - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Burkhard

[ 2 syll. bur-(k)har(d), bu-rkha-rd ] The boy name Burkhard is pronounced BERKHHerD KEY. Burkhard's origin is Germanic, and its use, German. Two-element name derived from burg and hart with the meanings 'protection, fortress, castle' and 'brave, hardy' respectively. The name was borne by Saint Burchard of Würzburg (-754), an Anglo-Saxon companion of Saint Boniface; he became the first bishop of Würzburg and founded several Benedictine monasteries. Variant forms of Burkhard include Borchard (German) and Burchard (German). The spelling variants Burghard (German), Burkard (German), Burkart (German), and Burkhart (German) are other forms of the name.

Burkhard is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Burkhard include Borchard (German), Burchard (German), Burghard (German), Burkard (German), Burkart (German), and Burkhart (German).

KEY: English pronunciation for Burkhard: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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