49%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Germanic [1] Meaning & History Germanic name derived from the elements agil "edge of a sword" and hard "brave, hardy". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantEkkehardOther Languages & CulturesEilert(Frisian) Eckart, Eckehard, Eckhard, Eckhart, Ekkehard, Eike, Ekkehardt(German) Eilert(Norwegian) Achard(Old Norman) Eilert(Swedish) Categories brave, saints, virtues, weapons Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 32.