# Abelard

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæb.əˌlɑɹd/ · frequency rank #74,702

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname from French.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abelard