Hegardt meaning | Last name Hegardt origin

Surname is the variant of Haag. Dweller in, or near, the hedged enclosure; keeper of the hedges or fences; one who came from The Hague, i.e., the hedge.

Is the variant of Hager. The tall, slender man; the wild, untamed man; descendant of Hagar meaning "flight, or a stranger".

A variation of Haag. Of the Hague, i.e., the Hedge, or Place enclosed by a hedge. The proper name of the city of the Hague is 's Gravenhage, the Count's hedge.

A variation of Haggard. 1. According to B.L.G. the family are supposed to be derived from the Ogards of county of Herts. 2. Haggard is a corruption of "hay-garth," a rick yard, and is so employed in Hall and Holinshed, as well as in several provincial dialects. See Garth - A yard, or any small enclosure. Also places in counties Montgomery and Glamorgan. It is a prefix to several names of places

3, and most probably, an ancient baptismal name which occurs in Domesday as Acard and Acardus, and in the Hundred Rolls as Hacgard.