Medard (name)

Medard is a male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name is the short form of Medardus, a saint of the 6th century. Medardus in turn is probably the Latin- French form of power hardware. The name Medardus rather widespread in the Middle Ages.

Name-day

The holiday is celebrated the Medieval church set on June 8, since at this time the first Heuernten be retracted. The June 8 was in the middle ages as the anniversary of the flood, hence the popular belief that it rains for 40 days when it rains the Holy Medardus.

Well-known bearers of the name

Nowadays this name is almost gone. Known carriers in recent times are:

  • Medard Boss (1903-1990), Swiss psychiatrist
  • Medard Czobot (1928-2009), Polish- Lithuanian physicians and politicians
  • Medard Kehl ( born 1942 ), Catholic theologian

In the literature there are few references. Only in Johann Karl Wezel " Belphegor " (1776 ) and ETA Hoffmann's novel The Elixirs of the Devil (1815 ) enters Medardus, once as a priest, the other time as a monk.

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E. T. A. Hoffmann The Devil's Elixirs
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