Ekkehard (and
Eckard,
Eckhard,
Ekkehart) is a German given name. It is composed of the elements
ekke "edge, blade; sword" and
hart "brave; hardy". Variant forms include Eckhart and
Eckart. The
Old English form of the name was
Ecgheard, possibly attested in the toponym
Eggerton.
Middle Ages
It was the name of five monks of the Abbey of Saint Gall from the tenth to the thirteenth century:
It was also the name of two Margraves of Meissen:
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Eckard I (died 1002)
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Eckard II (died 1046)
Other notable people with that given name include:
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Ekkehard of Huysburg (died 1084), abbot of Huysburg Abbey
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Ekkehard of Aura (died 1126), chronicler and abbot of Aura Abbey
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Meister Eckhart (died c. 1327), philosopher and mystic
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Eckhard Christian (1907-1985), Luftwaffe officer
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Ekkehard von Kuenssberg (1913–2000), German doctor
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Eckhard Märzke (born 1952), German footballer
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Eckhard Pfeiffer (born 1941), German businessman
See also
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Ekkehard (novel), 1855 novel by Joseph Victor von Scheffel inspired by Ekkehard II of Saint Gall
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Ekkehard, 1878 opera by Johann Joseph Abert based on the novel
