from a Germanic
personal name: according to Morlet, Magilhard, composed of the
elements magil, an augmented form of magin, magan
‘strength’, ‘might’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Debrabandere, however, derives it from the Germanic personal name
Madelhard, from madal ‘council’ + hard ‘hardy’,
‘brave’, ‘strong’. There are Huguenot families bearing this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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