Giffard

  • [ GIF-ərd ]
  • English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from the Germanic given name GEBHARD.

GEBHARD   male   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element geb "gift" combined with hard "brave, hardy". Saint Gebhard was a 10th-century bishop of Constance.
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gebahard, Gebhard
GERMAN: Gebhard