proper noun/me.daʁ/
a male given name
Borrowed from Latin Medardus, which probably has a Germanic origin. The second part hard- stems from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard, brave”). The first part is unclear. Theories assume Germanic *mahtiz (“might, power”) as in Mechthild, Germanic *maed (“honour”), Celtic *mat (“good”) and *med (“centre”). Cognates include Spanish and Italian Medardo.