Mainard (also spelled
Maynard) is an English and French given name derived from the
Old High German
Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050.
There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...
form Maganhard, from ''magan'' (power, strength) and ''hart'' (strong, hard). The medieval German form is Meginhard; the modern form
Meinhard. It is a distinct name from
Meinrad.
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The Dutch form of the name is Meindert. There are many Italian variants: Maghinardo, Maginardo, Meinardo, Mainardo and Mainardi.
People
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Mainard (bishop of Turin), died 1117
See also
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Dominique Mainard
References
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Germanic masculine given names
Surnames from given names