Eilert
Eilert is as a Frisian and Scandinavian short form of Egilhard or Egilhart a male first name, which is also found as a family name.
Bearers of the name
First name
- Jon Eilert Bøgseth ( born 1959 ), Norwegian ski jumper
- Eilert Herms (* 1940), German Protestant theologian
- Eilert Köhler ( ~ 1710-1751 ), German organ builder
- Eilert Määttä (1935-2011), Swedish professional ice hockey player and coach
- William Eilert Schmid (1791-1856), an organ builder in East Frisia
- Eilert Sundt (1817-1875), Norwegian theologian, sociologist and anthropologist
- Eilert Tantzen (1929-2012), German Forstmann, genealogist, local historian, conservationist and local politicians
Family name
- Bernd Eilert (* 1949), German writer
- Georg Eilert (1900-1985), German actor and voice actor
- John Eilert (1895-1967), German politician ( CDU)