Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. BUWRK-hart(German)  [key·IPA]

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.

Related Names

VariantsBurchard, Burkhart(German) Burchard, Burkhart(Germanic)
Surname DescendantsBorchard, Borchardt(German)

People think this name is

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Name Days

Austria: October 14
Germany: October 14

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Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 348.
Entry updated December 7, 2022