Meanings
plural Meinhardts · alternative Meinhart
- A surname from German.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*magan
- Old High Germanmagin“strength, might”
- EnglishMeinhardt
From the German surname, from Old High German magin (“strength, might”) + hart (“brave, hardy, strong”). The first element is from Proto-West Germanic *magan.
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Meinhardt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinhardt
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