(rare) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname from French.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæb.ə.ˌlɑɹd/
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.