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Hardy is also used in the German-speaking world. There, it is a variant spelling of Hardi, which is a diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element 'hard' meaning "brave, hardy".

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Known bearers of this name include the German actor Eberhard "Hardy" Krüger (b. 1928) and Hardy Schwetter (b. 1971), a German actor and musician who operates under the stage name Christian Steiffen.

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For more information, please see:

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- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Hardy_m (in English; this is about the name)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Hardy&last=&search=Zoeken
- https://de.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Hardy/+/de-0-Duitsland (lists only bearers living in Germany)
- Erhard "Hardy" Smutny (b. 1949): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_(Zauberk%C3%BCnstler) (in German)
- Hardy Bouillon (b. 1960): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Bouillon (in German)
- Hardy Crueger (b. 1962): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Crueger (in German)
- Hardy Eisenstädter (b. 1939): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Eisenst%C3%A4dter (in German)
- Hardy Fischötter (b. 1961): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Fisch%C3%B6tter (in German)
- Hardy Frenger (b. 1922): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Frenger (in German)
- Hardy Fuß (b. 1955): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Fu%C3%9F (in German)
- Hardy Gröger (b. 1959): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Gr%C3%B6ger (in German)
- Hardy Grüne (b. 1962): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Gr%C3%BCne (in German)
- Hardy Güssau (b. 1962): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_G%C3%BCssau (in German)
- Hardy Holte (b. 1957): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Holte (in German)
- Hardy Kayser (b. 1962): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Kayser (in German)
- Hardy Krüger (b. 1928): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Kr%C3%BCger (in German; also see the English version, though it has his names in a somewhat different order)
- Hardy Krüger Jr. (b. 1968): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Kr%C3%BCger_junior (in German; also see the English version)
- Hardy Lux (b. 1971): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Lux (in German)
- Hardy Pfanz (b. 1956): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Pfanz (in German)
- Hardy Schwetter (b. 1971): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Schwetter (in German)
- Hardy Tasso (b. 1950): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Tasso (in German)
- Hardy Wagner (b. 1932): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Wagner (in German)
- Hardy Worm (1896-1973): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Worm (in German) [noted -ed]

The name Hardy was given to 43 boys born in the US in 2015.