Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar.
People
First name Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian Eberhard I, Count of Bonngau (died 937) Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (1445–1496) Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg (after 1315–1392) Eberhard III, Duke of Franconia (c. 885–939) Eberhard (Archbishop of Trier) (1010–1066) Eberhard of Salzburg (died 1164), Bishop of Salzburg and saint Eberhard Zacharias Munck af Rosenschöld (1775–1840), Swedish vaccine pioneer Eberhard Anheuser (1806–1880), soap and candle maker, co-founder of Anheuser-Busch Eberhard Esche (1933–2006), German actor Eberhard Gienger (born 1951), German politician (CDU) and former West German gymnast Eberhard Jüngel (1934–2021), German Lutheran theologian Eberhard Wagner (born 1938), German linguist and author Eberhard Weber (born 1940), German jazz musician and composer
Last name Eberhard family, a prominent Swiss industrialist family (Eberhard & Co.) from Bern whose origin has been traced back to the 10th century George-Emile Eberhard (1868–1936), founder of Eberhard & Co. George Eberhard, George-Emile's son and heir Maurice Eberhard, George-Emile's son and heir Christian August Gottlob Eberhard (1769–1884), German writer Dennis Eberhard (1943–2005), American composer Fritz Eberhard (1896–1982), German journalist Hans J. Müller-Eberhard (1927–1998), molecular immunologist Hermann Eberhard (1852–1908), 19th-century German explorer who discovered Giant sloth remains at Cueva del Milodon Natural Monument Johann Augustus Eberhard (1739–1809), German theologian Martin Eberhard (born 1960), co-founder and former CEO of Tesla Motors Mary Jane West-Eberhard (born 1941), contemporary biologist upon social wasps and phenotypic plasticity Matthias Eberhard (1815–1876), Roman Catholic Bishop of Trier Paul Eberhard (1917–1983), Swiss bobsledder Théodore Eberhard (1812–1874), Luxembourgish architect and politician Wolfram Eberhard (1909–1989), a sociologist of rural China
Companies Eberhard's, supermarket chain in Michigan
Places
Malinovo Castle, often referred to as Eberhard
See also Everard, anglicized version of the name Evert, Dutch version of the name Eberhardt Eberhart (disambiguation)
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