name
Meaning 1
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Proper Name guide
Abelard
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˈæb.əˌlɑɹd/
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 B IH0 L ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Peter Abelard, Pierre Abelard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: philosopher, theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser
History
Etymology
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English Everett.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: Abelard — male given name
- Esperanto: Abelardo — male given name
- French: Abélard — male given name
- Greek: Αβελάρδος (Avelárdos) — male given name
- Italian: Abelardo — male given name
- Latin: Abaelardus, Abelardus — male given name
- Marathi: अॅबेलार्ड (aĕbelārḍa) — male given name
- Portuguese: Abelardo — male given name
- Spanish: Abelardo — male given name