From the root word is the name of her Evrard identical to that in Germany today in the High German Eberhard known names. Its strong sense of meaning, tough as a boar. It is a name that was already widespread at the time of the Merovingian and Carolingian Europe than in North-West verschiedensden nickname in forms and in the annals of Charlemagne in latainischer Everhardus form as often occurred. A daughter of Emperor Louis the Pious was an earl, later duke of Friuli Everhardus, the alledings Unruochinger came from the race of which came from what is now Flanders, married. This was invested with the Mark Friuli, because he had distinguished himself in the defensive battle against the Bulgarians, especially. Source: Minutes of the Diet of Aachen, 824th of the year In the French speaking part of the name appears in various forms as Everaert, uswauf everaer. In German-speaking world as Ebert, Evert, Ewert, Evers, Effert, Everts, Evertz uv other variations. The nickname became the family name, as by various decrees of the French Empire and the German kings from 14-15. Century, the citizens were led to even better distinguished the growing cities, in increasing family name. In German-speaking son was often the first name but by appending the suffix, or the "s" as a genitive formed the new family name. So the son was able to almost always get the first name of the Father, as Evert Evert Everts or Evertson. In French-speaking countries, this was because of the Romance language habits is not possible and usual. So were the sons of almost all other nicknames than the fathers.
