Bouchard, a Norman name with German elements means "fort" (bourgh) and "brave," "strong" (heard), see Burkhardt. It is also a French nickname for someone with a big mouth, "bouche" being French for mouth. Notable people with the name include:
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Several princes of Vendôme; see List of counts and dukes of Vendôme
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Alain Bouchard (born 1949), Canadian businessman
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Albert Bouchard (born 1947), American musician, a member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
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Anthony Bouchard, American politician
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Benoît Bouchard (born 1940), Canadian politician
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Cal Bouchard (born 1977), Canadian former basketball player
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Camil Bouchard (born 1945), Canadian politician
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Charles Bouchard (born 1956), Royal Canadian Air Force general
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Charles Jacques Bouchard (1837–1915), French pathologist
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Claude Bouchard (born 1939), Canadian physiologist
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Dan Bouchard (born 1950), Canadian hockey player
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David Bouchard, Canadian author
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Émile Bouchard (1919–2012), Canadian hockey player
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Eugenie Bouchard (born 1994), Canadian tennis and pickleball player
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Evan Bouchard (born 1999), Canadian hockey player
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Gérard Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer
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Gilles Bouchard (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey coach
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Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), French sculptor
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Hippolyte Bouchard (1780–1843), French and Argentine sailor and corsair
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Jacinthe Bouchard, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer
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Jeanne-d'Arc Bouchard (born 1929), Canadian nun and nurse
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Joe Bouchard (born 1948), American musician, a member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
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Joel Bouchard (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
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Ken Bouchard (born 1955), American NASCAR driver
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Loren Bouchard (born 1969), American cartoonist, animator, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and composer
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Lucien Bouchard (born 1938), Canadian politician
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Michel Marc Bouchard (born 1958), Canadian playwright
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Mike Bouchard (born 1956), American politician
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Pierre-François Bouchard (1772–1832), French captain
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Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
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Robert Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian politician
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Sean Bouchard (born 1996), American baseball player
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Simone Mary Bouchard (1912–1945), Canadian painter and textile artist
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Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1881–1962), Canadian politician
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Thomas J. Bouchard (born 1937), American psychologist
See also
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Bouchard Père et Fils, a Burgundy wine producer
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Bouchard River, a tributary of the Franquelin River in Franquelin, Quebec, Canada
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Torre Bouchard, a 30-story high skyscraper in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Burchard (name)
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Burgheard (disambiguation)
