Everard is a

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and

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which is the anglicised version of the old Germanic name

Eberhard Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Du ...

. Notable people with the name include:

People

First name

Everard Aloysius Lisle Phillipps Everard Aloysius Lisle Phillipps VC (28 May 1835 – 17 September 1857) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonweal ...

(1835–1857), English East India officer awarded the Victoria Cross *

Everard Calthrop Everard Richard Calthrop (3 March 1857 – 30 March 1927) was a British railway engineer and inventor. Calthrop was a notable promoter and builder of narrow-gauge railways, especially of narrow gauge, and was especially prominent in India. His ...

(1857–1927), British railway engineer and inventor *

Everard Digby (disambiguation) Everard Digby (c. 1578–1606) was a plotter in the Gunpowder Plot. Everard Digby may also refer to: * Everard de Digby (died at Towton, 1461), MP 1446 and High Sheriff of Rutland This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English coun ...

Everard Hambro Sir Everard Alexander Hambro (11 April 1842 – 26 February 1925) was a British banker and philanthropist. Early life Everard Hambro was born 11 April 1842 in Willesden, London. Charles Mosley (ed.), ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage'', Crans, ...

(1842–1925), British banker *

Everard Home Sir Everard Home, 1st Baronet, FRS (6 May 1756, in Kingston upon Hull – 31 August 1832, in London) was a British surgeon. Home was born in Kingston-upon-Hull and educated at Westminster School. He gained a scholarship to Trinity College, Ca ...

(1756–1832), British physician *

Everard of Calne Everard (or Everard of Calne; died probably 1146) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich. Life Everard was from Calne in Wiltshire. He was a royal chaplain and held prebends in the diocese of London as well as an archdeacon in the diocese of Sal ...

(fl 1121–1145), Bishop of Norwich *

Everard 't Serclaes Everard t'Serclaes, Lord of Kruikenburg (c. 1320 – 31 March 1388) was a citizen of Brussels who was made famous by his recovery of the city from the Flemings. His brother, Jean, was bishop of Cambrai. After the death of John III of Brabant ...

(c. 1320–1388), Brabantine patriot * Everard Kamphorst (c. 1970–),

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Charles George Everard Dr Charles George Everard MD (29 August 1794 – 30 March 1876) was a physician, pioneer farmer and Member of the Legislative Council, in the early days of South Australia. Early life Charles was born in Marshfield Gloucestershire on 29 Au ...

(1794–1876), pioneer farmer and politician in South Australia * Harriett Everard (1844–1882), English singer and actress *

John Everard (disambiguation) John Everard may refer to: *John Breedon Everard (1844–1923), English civil engineer and architect *John Everard (photographer), British photographer * John Everard I (fl. 1407–1431), MP for Rochester (UK Parliament constituency) * John Everard ...

Mathias Everard Mathias Everard, KH (died 1857), was a major-general of Randilestown, Co. Meath. He was the third son of Thomas Everard of Randilestown, by his wife and cousin, Barbara, daughter of O'Reilly of Ballinlough Castle, and sister of Sir Henry Nugent, ...

(died 1857), British major-general *

Sarah Everard On the evening of 3 March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard was kidnapped in South London, England, as she was walking home to the Brixton Hill area from a friend's house near Clapham Common. She was stopped by off-duty Metropolitan Police office ...

(1987–2021), British marketing executive who went missing and was found dead *

Thomas Everard (disambiguation) Thomas Everard may refer to: * Thomas Everard (mayor) (died 1781), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia * Thomas Everard (Jesuit) (1560–1633), English Jesuit * Thomas-Everard family, a family of British farmers See also * Everard (surname) {{Hndi ...

William Everard (disambiguation) William Everard may refer to: * Wiliam Everard (14th century MP) for Norwich (UK Parliament constituency) *William Everard (Digger) (c. 1602 – d. in or after 1651), early leader of the Diggers *William Everard (Victorian politician) (1869–1950) ...

Fictional characters

* Professor Everard, British wizard and former headmaster of

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry () is a fictional Scottish boarding school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series and serves as a maj ...

in the Harry Potter fictional universe. * Captain Everard, from

Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...

' novella ''

In the Cage ''In the Cage'' is a novella by Henry James, first published as a book in 1898. This long story centers on an unnamed London telegraphist. She deciphers clues to her clients' personal lives from the often cryptic telegrams they submit to her ...

''. * Everard, an imaginary friend used by English comedian

Larry Grayson Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer * Larry Boon ...

in his stand-up act. * Everard Webley, from

Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the prominent Huxley ...

's novel ''

Point Counter Point ''Point Counter Point'' is a novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1928. It is Huxley's longest novel, and was notably more complex and serious than his earlier fiction. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked ''Point Counter Point'' 44th on ...

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