The name Everard comes from the Old English name Eoforheard, which is derived from the Germanic elements "eber" - "wild boar" and "hard" - "hardy, brave".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Everard of Calne (died 1146), the Bishop of Norwich (England);
Everard of Ypres, a scholastic philosopher who lived in the 12th century in Paris;
Everard Calthrop (1857 - 1927), an English railway engineer and inventor.
