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Abelard

Germanicmasculine3 syllables

The story behind Abelard

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.

Pronunciation

US: /ˈæb.əˌlɑɹd/

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