Eckhart
Eckhart is a German male first name and family name .
Origin and meaning
Eckhart is a form of the given name Ekkehard . As a family name, it is therefore a patronymic formation.
variants
- Family name: Eckhardt , Eckhard , Eckard , Eckardt , Eckardts , Eckart , Eckert , Eggert , Eggerth , Eggers , Egghart
Well-known namesake
Medieval name
- Eckhart von Hochheim (≈1260 – ≈1328), better known as Meister Eckhart
- Eckhart the Younger († 1337), Dominican and mystic
First name
- Eckhart Bartels (* 1947), German journalist and non-fiction author
- Eckhart Buddecke (1923–2016), German physician and biochemist
- Eckhart Dietrich (* 1937), German judge
- Eckhart Dietz (1933–2019), German sculptor
- Eckhart G. Franz (1931–2015), German archivist and historian
- Eckhart Gillen (* 1947), German art historian and curator
- Eckhart Knab (* 1940), German psychologist
- Eckhart Lewering (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
- Eckhart Liss (* 1958), German musician, instrument maker, sculptor and sound installation artist
- Eckhart Marggraf (* 1941), German religious educator
- Eckhart Müller-Heydenreich (* 1935), German lawyer and politician
- Eckhart Nickel (* 1966), German writer and journalist
- Eckhart Pick (* 1941), German politician and lawyer
- Eckhart Pilick (* 1937), German author
- Eckhart Schmidt (* 1938), German filmmaker and author
- Eckhart Sindern (* 1960), German neurologist, professor and chief physician
- Eckhart Strehle (* 1937), German actor, radio play and voice actor
- Eckhart Tolle (* 1948), spiritual teacher and author
- Eckhart von Vietinghoff (* 1944), German lawyer
- Eckhart Vofrey (* 1956), German football goalkeeper
- Eckhart Vogt (1898–1977), German physicist and professor
family name
- Aaron Eckhart (* 1968), American actor
- Daniel Martin Eckhart (* 1962), Swiss screenwriter
- Johann Georg von Eckhart (also: Johann Georg von Eccard; 1674–1730), German historian and librarian
- Johann Gottlieb von Eckhart (* around 1700, † after 1763), Prussian War and Domain Councilor
- Leopold Eckhart (politician, 1900) (1900–1974), Austrian railroad worker and politician (SPÖ), member of the Lower Austria state parliament
- Leopold Eckhart (politician, 1905) (1905–1990), Austrian farmer and politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council
- Lisa Eckhart (* 1992), Austrian poetry slammer and cabaret artist
- Lothar Eckhart (1918–1990), Austrian classical archaeologist
- Ludwig Eckhart (1890–1938), Austrian mathematician
- Melchior Eckhart (1555–1616), German Protestant theologian
Others
- Eckhart from the Mouse's Nest , Canadian cartoon series