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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the Old French personal name Malhard, composed of the Germanic elements madal ‘council’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. This was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
  • English : nickname for someone supposedly resembling a male wild duck, Middle English, Old French malard.

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