Eggert

Eggert is an Anglo-Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root *agi meaning "edge". The full meaning of the name translated from German to English would be "edge of a sword".[1]

As a given name, Eggert is masculine and is primarily used in Iceland.[citation needed] As a surname, Eggert is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families.[citation needed]

Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

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* Eggert Achen (1853–1913), 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 Ólafsson (1726–1768), Icelandic explorer, writer and conservator of the Icelandic language
* Eggert Reeder (1894–1959), German jurist and civil servant
* Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995), Icelandic politician, Minister of Social Affairs

## Surname

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* Anders Eggert (born 1982), Danish handball player
* Christian Eggert (born 1986), German footballer
* Elmer Eggert (1902–1971), American baseball player
* Franz Xaver Eggert (1802–1876), German glass painter
* Hans Eggert (born 1946), German journalist
* Hermann Eggert (1844–1920), German architect
* Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779–1813), Swedish composer and musical director
* Konstantin Eggert (1883–1955), 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 (1874–1944), German geodesist
* Peter Eggert (born 1943), German football player and manager
* Toni Eggert, German luge

## See also

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* Egerton (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ "Meaning & Origin of Eggert". uptodd. Retrieved 2018-10-21.

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