60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements adal "noble" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Saint Adalhard or Adalard was a cousin of Charlemagne who became an abbot of Corbie. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAlardOther Languages & CulturesAldert, Allard(Dutch) Adélard(French (Quebec)) Aldert(Frisian) Adelardo(Italian) Adelardo(Spanish) Categories brave, courage, health, nobility, saints, strength Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 170.