Bongard

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Bongard ← Middle Low German bom ← French Bongard →
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Meanings

proper nounBongard (plural Bongards)

plural Bongards

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. FrenchBongard
  2. Middle Low Germanbom“tree”
  3. GermanBongard
  4. EnglishBongard

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Bongard, from Middle Low German bom (“tree”) + gard (“garden”). * A variant of the Dutch surname Boomgaard. * Borrowed from French Bongard, a nickname for a servant, from bon (“good”) + gars (“servant; lad”).

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APA

Bongard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bongard

MLA

“Bongard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bongard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bongard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bongard.

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