Alard Forename
Approximately 222 people bear this name
Alard Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Adalhard, compound of athal ‘noble’ and hardu ‘hard’. Adalhard was the name of a 9th-C saint, cousin to Charlemagne. The equivalent Old English Æthelheard was also the name of a saint, an Archbishop of Canterbury (d.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 100% | 79 | 1:213,950 | 7,833 |
| DR Congo | 50% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Russia | 100% | 22 | 1:6,556,077 | 28,980 |
| South Africa | 100% | 16 | 1:3,408,291 | 83,416 |
| United States | - | 10 | 1:36,253,698 | 247,090 |
| England | 100% | 10 | 1:5,560,292 | 48,776 |
| Germany | 100% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Israel | 100% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| India | 100% | 2 | 1:607,438,986 | 4,324,298 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
The alternate forms: Alárd (1) are calculated separately.
Alard (1,449) may also be a surname.
Alard Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Adalhard, compound of athal ‘noble’ and hardu ‘hard’. Adalhard was the name of a 9th-C saint, cousin to Charlemagne. The equivalent Old English Æthelheard was also the name of a saint, an Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 805), and Alard may represent a survival of this as well as of the German name which was introduced into England by the Normans and continued in use until the 16th C.
Adelardus Domesday Book 1086. Athelard Close Rolls 1272. Adelard Hundred Rolls 1273. Aderlard HE. 1273. Aylard Hundred Rolls 1273. Alard 13th-C documents passim. Adelard or Alard Register of Oxford University 1505. Alart Privy Purse Expenses of Henry VIII and Elizabeth 1530.
A male name. Old German Adalhard, compound of athal ‘noble’ and hardu ‘hard’. Adalhard was the name of a 9th-C saint, cousin to Charlemagne. The equivalent Old English Æthelheard was also the name of a saint, an Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 805), and Alard may represent a survival of this as well as of the German name which was introduced into England by the Normans and continued in use until the 16th C.
Adelardus Domesday Book 1086. Athelard Close Rolls 1272. Adelard Hundred Rolls 1273. Aderlard HE. 1273. Aylard Hundred Rolls 1273. Alard 13th-C documents passim. Adelard or Alard Register of Oxford University 1505. Alart Privy Purse Expenses of Henry VIII and Elizabeth 1530.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Nobly stern.
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Alard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alard in the Russian language | ||
| Алард | alard | - |
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