Eggert (or Egert) is a Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root '':wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agjō, *agi'' meaning "edge". As a given name, Eggert/Egert is masculine and is primarily used in Iceland. This surname is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Eggert Achen (1853–1913), Danish architect * Eggert Guðmundsson (born 1964), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Eggert Jóhannesson, Icelandic football manager * Eggert Jónsson (born 1988), Icelandic football midfielder * Eggert Magnússon (born 1947), Icelandic businessman, former President of the Football Association of Iceland * Eggert Ólafsson (1726–1768), Icelandic explorer, writer and conservator of the Icelandic language * Eggert Reeder (1894–1959), German jurist and civil servant * Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995), Icelandic politician, Minister of Social Affairs

Surname

* Anders Eggert (born 1982), Danish handball player * Christian Eggert (born 1986), German footballer * Elmer Eggert (1902–1971), American baseball player * Franz Xaver Eggert (1802–1876), German glass painter * Hermann Eggert (1844–1920), German architect * Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779–1813), Swedish composer and musical director * Konstantin Eggert (1883–1955), Russian actor and film director * Maren Eggert (born 1974), German actress * Michael Eggert (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **Michael Eggert (businessman) (born 1975), Danish businessmen **Michael Eggert (footballer) (born 1952), German footballer * Moritz Eggert (born 1965), German composer and pianist * Nicole Eggert (born 1972), American actress * Otto Eggert (1874–1944), German geodesist * Peter Eggert (born 1943), German football player and manager * Toni Eggert, German luger {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggert Icelandic masculine given names German-language surnames