Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ɡis.kaʁ/(French)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Norman French form of the Norman name Wischard, from Old Norse vizkr "wise" and the Old French pejorative suffix -ard (from Old Frankish hard "hard, firm, brave, hardy"). This was the byname of Robert Guiscard, an 11th-century Norman conqueror of Sicily.

Related Names

Rootsvizkr + hard
Other Languages & CulturesWischard(Old Norman)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022