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Ellard
How to Pronounce Ellard
Pronounced EL-erd /ˈɛl.ərd/Low
Meaning: Ellard is an English surname that descends from a Germanic personal name, usually explained as combining a first element meaning 'noble' (Old German adal or a related root) with -hard, 'hard, brave, strong,' giving a sense of 'noble and brave.' Carried to America as a given name, it keeps that warrior-and-nobility meaning typical of old Germanic compounds.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ellard comes from a Germanic personal name that survived as an English surname, built from a 'noble' element and -hard, 'brave' or 'strong.' Names of this shape were the everyday stock of the early medieval Germanic world, and many later became family names. In America, Ellard joined the many such surnames adopted as first names for boys, especially in the early twentieth century.
Ellard appears in United States records mostly in the early twentieth century, given to about fifteen boys at its best around nineteen-eighteen and thinly scattered afterward. A boy named Ellard then would belong to the great-grandparent generation today.
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What does the name Ellard mean?
It is an English surname-name of Germanic origin, most likely meaning 'noble' plus 'hard, brave.'
How do you pronounce Ellard?
It is said EL-erd /ˈɛl.ərd/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Ellard a boy or girl name?
Ellard is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Ellard?
It was always rare in the United States, seen mostly in the early nineteen-hundreds and given to only about fifteen boys at its best.