Hearding

Old English

Etymology

From Old English hearding (“brave man, hero”). Suffixed with -ing. The first element may either be heard (“hard”) or heord, hād (“hair”), from Proto-Germanic *hazdaz (“hair”). For the latter compare Old Norse haddingjar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.dinɡ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.diŋɡ]

Proper noun

Hearding m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Hearding —
accusative Hearding —
genitive Heardinges —
dative Heardinge —

References

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