63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. HART-moot(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "brave mind", derived from the Old German elements hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" and muot "mind, spirit". This is the kidnapper of Gudrun in the medieval German epic Kudrun. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantHardmod(Germanic) DiminutiveHardy(German) Name DaysName Days? Austria: January 23 Categories brave, courage, spirit, wisdom Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 756.