Abelard
/ˈæb.əˌlɑɹd/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages. rare
- 2 A surname from French.
Antonyms
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More examples"His father was a knight, the lord of the manor; but Abelard cared little for the life of a petty noble; and so he gave up his seigniorial rights to his brothers and went forth to become, first of all a student, and then a public lecturer and teacher."
Etymology
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English Everett.