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'''Ekkehard''' is a German given name. It is composed of the elements ''ekke'' "edge, blade; sword" and ''hart'' "brave; hardy". Variant forms include Eckard, Eckhard, [[Eckhart]], [[Eckart]]. |
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The [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] form of the name was ''Ecgheard'', possibly attested in the toponym [[Eggerton]]. |
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==Middle Ages== |
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And of a twelfth-century chronicler: |
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*[[Ekkehard of Aura]] |
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It was also the name of two [[Margraves of Meissen]] |
It was also the name of two [[Margraves of Meissen]], [[Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen|Eckard I]] (d. 1002) and [[Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen|Eckard II]] (d. 1046). |
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*[[Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen]] |
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*[[Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen]] |
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[[Ekkehard of Huysburg]] (d. 1084) was an abbot of [[Huysburg]] Abbey. |
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[[Ekkehard of Aura]] (d. 1126) was a chronicler and abbot of [[Aura Abbey]]. |
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[[Meister Eckhart]] (d. c. 1327) was a [[Medieval philosophy|philosopher]] and [[German mysticism|mystic]]. |
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Revision as of 14:31, 27 December 2011
Ekkehard is a German given name. It is composed of the elements ekke "edge, blade; sword" and hart "brave; hardy". Variant forms include Eckard, Eckhard, Eckhart, Eckart. The Anglo-Saxon 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:
- Ekkehard I (d. 973)
- Ekkehard II (d. 990)
- Ekkehard III
- Ekkehard IV (d. c. 1056)
- Ekkehard V (d. c. 1220)
It was also the name of two Margraves of Meissen, Eckard I (d. 1002) and Eckard II (d. 1046).
Ekkehard of Huysburg (d. 1084) was an abbot of Huysburg Abbey. Ekkehard of Aura (d. 1126) was a chronicler and abbot of Aura Abbey.
Meister Eckhart (d. c. 1327) was a philosopher and mystic.