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Eckhard Von Raab-Straube
Ekkehard (and Eckardt, Eckard, Eckart, Eckhardt, Ekkehart) is a German given name. It is composed of the elements ''ekke'' "edge, blade; sword" and ''hart'' "brave; hardy". Variant forms include Eckard, Eckhard, Eckhart (other), Eckhart, Eckart. The Old English, Anglo-Saxon form of the name was ''Ecgheard'', possibly attested in the toponym Eggerton. Middle Ages It was the name of five monks of the Abbey of Saint Gall from the tenth to the thirteenth century: *Ekkehard I (died 973) *Ekkehard II (died 990) *Ekkehard III *Ekkehard IV (died c. 1056) *Ekkehard V (died c. 1220) It was also the name of two Margraves of Meissen: *Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen, Eckard I (died 1002) *Eckard II, Margrave of Meissen, Eckard II (died 1046) Other notable people with that given name include: *Ekkehard of Huysburg (died 1084), abbot of Huysburg Abbey *Ekkehard of Aura (died 1126), chronicler and abbot of Aura Abbey *Meister Eckhart (died c. 1327), philosopher and mystic *Eckhard Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckhart (other)
Eckhart may be: People with the surname Eckhart * Aaron Eckhart, American film actor * Dietrich Eckart, German journalist * Johann Georg von Eckhart, German historian and linguist * Lisa Eckhart (born 1992), Austrian comedian and slam poet Other * Eckhart Tolle (born 1948) is a German-born writer and public speaker living in Canada. * Eckhart von Hochheim, aka ''Meister Eckhart'', a German theologian and philosopher * Mason Eckhart, a comic book character * ''Eckhart'' (TV series), a Canadian animated children's show * Eckhart Branch Railroad, early short line railroad See also * Eckart Eckart is a German surname, and may refer to: * Anselm Eckart (1721–1809), German Jesuit missionary * Carl Eckart * Dennis E. Eckart (born 1950), American lawyer, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Dietrich Eckart (1868–1923) ... * Eckert (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |