Reinhard

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Reinhart, from Old High German Reginhart (also Raginhart), from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, a compound of *raginą (cognate with Old English reġnian, Old Norse regin, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 (ragin)) and *harduz (cognate with Old English heard, Old Norse harðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus)).

Compare also Gotthard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯nhaʁt/, (commonly also) /ˈʁaɪ̯nɐt/

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Proper noun

Reinhard

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Reinhard m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reinhards or (with an article) Reinhard, feminine genitive Reinhard, plural Reinhards)

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Related terms

• Rainhard
• Reinhardt, Reinhart
• Reinert

Descendants

• English: Reynard
• French: Renard