65%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. EH-kə-hart(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements ekka "edge, blade" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Eckhart von Hochheim was a 13th-century Dominican friar, philosopher and mystic who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsEckart, Eckehard, Eckhard, Eckhart, Ekkehardt(German) Egilhard(Germanic) Other Languages & CulturesEilert, Eike(Low German) Eilert(Norwegian) Achard(Old Norman) Eilert(Swedish) Name DaysName Days? Austria: June 28 Categories brave, courage, philosophers, virtues, weapons Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 21.
