Eggert is an Anglo-Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root ' meaning "edge". The full meaning of the name translated from German to English would be "edge of a sword".
As a given name, Eggert is masculine and is primarily used in Iceland. As a surname, Eggert is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Eggert Achen (1853âÂÂ1913), Danish architect
- Eggert Guðmundsson (born 1964), Icelandic football goalkeeper
- Eggert Jóhannesson, Icelandic football manager
- Eggert Jónsson (born 1988), Icelandic football midfielder
- Eggert Magnússon (born 1947), Icelandic businessman, former President of the Football Association of Iceland
- Eggert ÃÂlafsson (1726âÂÂ1768), Icelandic explorer, writer and conservator of the Icelandic language
- Eggert Reeder (1894âÂÂ1959), German jurist and civil servant
- Eggert GÃÂslason ÃÂorsteinsson (1925âÂÂ1995), Icelandic politician, Minister of Social Affairs
Surname
- Anders Eggert (born 1982), Danish handball player
- Christian Eggert (born 1986), German footballer
- Elmer Eggert (1902âÂÂ1971), American baseball player
- Franz Xaver Eggert (1802âÂÂ1876), German glass painter
- Hans Eggert (born 1946), German journalist
- Hermann Eggert (1844âÂÂ1920), German architect
- Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779âÂÂ1813), Swedish composer and musical director
- Konstantin Eggert (1883âÂÂ1955), Russian actor and film director
- Maren Eggert (born 1974), German actress
- Michael Eggert (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Michael Eggert (businessman) (born 1975), Danish businessmen
- Michael Eggert (footballer) (born 1952), German footballer
- Moritz Eggert (born 1965), German composer and pianist
- Nicole Eggert (born 1972), American actress
- Otto Eggert (1874âÂÂ1944), German geodesist
- Peter Eggert (born 1943), German football player and manager
- Toni Eggert, German luge
Fictional characters
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