Ekkehard
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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. The Anglo-Saxon form of the name was Ecgheard, possibly attested in the toponym Eggerton.
[edit] 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.
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