Abelard

//ˈæb.əˌlɑɹd// name

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages. rare
  2. 2
    A surname from French.

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philosopherpierre abelard

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"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.

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