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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:

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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 Charles Cotes Everard Charles Cotes (1862 – 4 October 1944) was an English-born entomologist who worked at the Indian Museum in Calcutta. He later became a journalist after marrying the famous Canadian journalist, novelist and playwright Sara Jeannette Duncan. ...

(1862—1944), British entomologist * Everard Digby (disambiguation) * Everard Hambro (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. Life Home was born in Kingston-upon-Hull and educated at Westminster School. He gained a scholarship to Trinity Colle ...

(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 Salisb ...

(fl 1121–1145), Bishop of Norwich *

Everard, Bishop of Nyitra Everard (died after 1198) was a Hungarian Catholic prelate in the 12th century, who served as Bishop of Nyitra (today Nitra, Slovakia) at least from 1183 to 1198. Career Everard or Eberhard is first mentioned as bishop in 1183. His last known pre ...

(fl. 1183–1198), Hungarian prelate *

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 Braban ...

(c. 1320–1388), Brabantine patriot

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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 South Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Council, in the early days of South Australia. Early life Charles was born i ...

(1794–1876), pioneer farmer and politician in South Australia *

Fiona Everard Fiona Everard (born 30 September 1998) is an Irish cross-country running, cross country runner. In November 2023, she became the Irish female national cross-country champion. Career From Ballineen and Enniskean, Enniskeane in County Cork, Everard ...

(born 1998), Irish cross country runner *

Harriett Everard Harriett Everard (12 March 1844 – 22 February 1882) was an English singer and actress best known for originating the role of Little Buttercup in the Gilbert and Sullivan hit ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' in 1878. The character regretfully reveals a key s ...

(1844–1882), English singer and actress * John Everard (disambiguation) *

Mary Everard Dorothy Mary Everard (also Laupheimer, 8 October 1942 – 28 May 2022) was an English amateur golfer. She was runner-up in the 1967 Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship. She won the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship in ...

(1942–2022), English amateur golfer *

Mathias Everard Mathias Everard, KH (died 1857), was a major-general of Randilestown, County 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 Nuge ...

(died 1857), British major-general *

Patrick Everard (Jacobite) Patrick Everard (died 1720) was an Irish Jacobite politician and soldier. Everard was the son of Richard Everard and Maud Netterville. In 1689, he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Kells in the Patriot Parliament summoned by James II of ...

(died 1720), Irish Jacobite politician and soldier *

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 consta ...

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

Susannah Kidder Everard, Lady Everard Susannah Kidder Everard, Lady Everard (1683–1739) was a British aristocrat, heiress, and society hostess. She was married to Sir Richard Everard, 4th Baronet, who served as the Governor of the Province of North Carolina from 1725 to 1731. Biog ...

, (1683–1739) British aristocrat *

Thomas Everard (disambiguation) Thomas Everard may refer to: * Thomas Everard (mayor) (died 1781), mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia *Thomas Everard (Jesuit) Thomas Everard, Everett or Everat (1560–1633) was an English Jesuit. Life Everard was born at Linstead, Suffolk, on 8 Fe ...

William Everard (disambiguation) William Everard may refer to: *Wiliam Everard (fl. 14th century), MP for Norwich in the 4th Parliament of Henry IV (5 Hen. 4 / 5 H. 4; 1404, Jan.) *William Everard (Digger) (c. 1602 – d. in or after 1651), early leader of the Diggers *William Eve ...

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* Professor Everard, British wizard and former headmaster of

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry () is a fictional boarding school of Magic in Harry Potter, magic for young wizards. It is the primary setting for the first six novels in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling, and also serv ...

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 Grayson (31 August 1923 – 7 January 1995), born William Sulley White, was an English comedian and television presenter. He hosted the BBC's Saturday-night peak-time TV game show ''The Generation Game'' in the late 1970s and early 1980s, ...

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. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction novel, non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems. Born into the ...

'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 ...

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