Gebhard (''Gebhart'') is a

German given name Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname''). The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Name order, ...

, recorded at least from the 9th century. It is composed of the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

elements ''geb'' "gift" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy".

People with the surname

* Fran Gebhard, Canadian theatre director and actor *

Heinrich Gebhard Heinrich Gebhard (July 25, 1878 – May 5, 1963) was a German-American pianist, composer and piano teacher. Performer Gebhard was born in Sobernheim, Germany on July 25, 1878. He moved at the age of 10 with his parents to Boston, Massachusetts ...

(1878–1963), pianist, composer and teacher *

Paul Gebhard Paul Henry Gebhard. Jr. (July 3, 1917 – July 9, 2015) was an American anthropologist and sexologist. Born in Rocky Ford, Colorado, he earned a BS and a PhD from Harvard in 1940 and 1947, respectively. Between the years 1946 and 1956, Gebhard ...

(1917-2015), American anthropologist and sexologist * Renate Gebhard (born 1977), Italian jurist and politician *

Rollo Gebhard Rollo Gebhard (7 July 1921 – 27 December 2013) was a German multiple single hand maritime circumnavigation, circumnavigator and author of books. Life His father was a private scholar. The family lived in many places around Europe. In World W ...

(1921–2013), German sailor and writer *

Wilhelm Gebhard Wilhelm Gebhard (born 15 June 1976 in Eschwege) is a German politician who was elected as a member of the Bundestag in 2025. He has served as mayor of Wanfried Wanfried () is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeasternmost Hesse, Germa ...

(born 1976), German politician

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Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine Gebhard of Lahngau ( 860/868 – 22 June 910), of the Conradine dynasty, son of Odo (aka Udo, died 879), count of Lahngau, and Judith, was himself count of Wetterau (909–910) and Rheingau (897–906) and then duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine). In ...

(888–910), Frankish noble *

Gebhard of Constance Gebhard of Constance (; ; 949 995 AD) was a bishop of Constance from 979 until 995. He founded the Benedictine abbey An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys ...

(949–995), Austrian bishop and saint * Gebhard I (Bishop of Regensburg) (died 1023) * Gebhard II (Bishop of Regensburg) (died 1036) * Gebhard III (Bishop of Regensburg) (died 1060) *

Gebhard of Salzburg Blessed Gebhard von Salzburg ( 101015 June 1088), also occasionally known as Gebhard of Sussex, was Archbishop of Salzburg from 1060 until his death. He was one of the fiercest opponents of King Henry IV of Germany during the Investiture Controv ...

(about 1010–1088), Archbishop there, from 1060

People with the surname

Given and/or ceremonial names

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