Ekkehard

Derived from the Old German elements ekka "edge, blade" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" [2] [3] . Eckhart von Hochheim was a 13th-century Dominican friar, philosopher and mystic who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition.

1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 21.
2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry ekka, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
3. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry hart, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.

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