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Meaning & History
A rare given name, Latin spelling. Was found in Leonforte, Enna, Sicily in 1764 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8D-XQ59-Q?i=511&cat=1004469 (right side). It can be a given name or a surname. Probably from a Germanic name consisting of an unknown element and the element hard "brave, hardy" (all names ending in '-ardo' come from that root). Possible other spellings: Giesuardo, Gisuardo, Jesuardus, Jesuard.