First name Gotthard - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
Nameday
5. May
Meaning
The male first name Gotthard originates from Old High German and means "the strong one in battle". It is composed of the words "got" for God and "hard" for strong or brave. The name was particularly popular in the Middle Ages and is now mainly spread in Switzerland and southern Germany. Gotthard is also the name of a famous pass in the Swiss Alps, which was named after a saint with this name.