Allard (surname)
Encyclopedia
Alard, Allard are mostly French
forms of a surname
that is derived from the German
name adalhard.
variants include: Alhard, Alardt (also Allardt), Allert, Ahlert, Allers
, Ahlers
, Allerding, Eylerdinck, Ehlers
, Ehlert (Ehlerth, Ehlerd, Ehlerdt), Eilers, Eldert (Elderth, Ellert, Elderd, Elderdt), Eeldert, etc.
Fictional:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
forms of a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
that is derived from the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name adalhard.
Etymology
GermanicGermanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
variants include: Alhard, Alardt (also Allardt), Allert, Ahlert, Allers
Allers (surname)
The surname Allers may refer to:* Arthur Allers , Norwegian Olympian sailor* August Dietrich Allers ; * Christian Wilhelm Allers , German painter, artist* David Allers , a German actor;...
, Ahlers
Ahlers
Ahlers is a surname. People with this surname include:* Gail Ahlers, American Designer, Owner of Ahlers Designs and AhlersGifts.com* John Ahlers, American sports announcer* Keith Ahlers , English racecar driver...
, Allerding, Eylerdinck, Ehlers
Ehlers (surname)
Ehlers may refer to the following people with the surnme:* Adolf Ehlers , German politician ; * Arthur H. Ehlers* Beth Ehlers , US actress* Bulbs Ehlers , American basketball player...
, Ehlert (Ehlerth, Ehlerd, Ehlerdt), Eilers, Eldert (Elderth, Ellert, Elderd, Elderdt), Eeldert, etc.
Allard
- Alain Allard (born 1945)
- Carole-Marie AllardCarole-Marie AllardCarole-Marie Allard was a Liberal member of Canada's House of Commons. She was in the House of Commons from 2000 to 2004 and represented the riding of Laval East...
(born 1949), Canadian politician
- Don AllardDon AllardDonald J. Allard was an American college and Professional Football player originally selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft....
(1936–2002), American college and Professional Football player
- Eudore AllardEudore AllardEudore Allard was a Social Credit Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec and became a sales representative and hotel operator by career....
(1915–2001), Canadian politician - Félix AllardFélix AllardFélix Allard was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Abitibi in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1939 to 1944 as a Liberal....
(1897–1974), Canadian politician and lawyer
- François Allard (1637–1726)
- Geoffrey AllardGeoffrey AllardFlight Lieutenant Geoffrey "Sammy" Allard DFC, DFM & Bar was a British RAF flying ace of the Second World War. Allard scored 19 victories against enemy aircraft, as well as five shared kills, two probable kills during the war.-Early life:...
(1912–1941), Battle of Britain Fighter Ace - J AllardJ AllardJ Allard was "Chief Experience Officer" and Chief Technology Officer for the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft...
(born 1969), American computer businessman - Jacques Allard (born 1939)
- Jean-François AllardJean-François AllardJean-François Allard was a French soldier and adventurer.Born in Saint Tropez, he became a soldier and was twice injured while serving in Napoleon's army. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur, and promoted to Captain of the 7th Hussars. After Waterloo, he drifted around and went to Persia where he...
(1785–1839), French soldier and adventurer - Jean-Guy AllardJean-Guy AllardJean-Guy Allard is a Canadian journalist who as editor and reporter worked for Le Journal de Montréal and Le Journal de Québec from 1971 to 2000. He retired to Cuba, and now who writes for Granma...
(born 1948), Canadian journalist - Jean-Pierre Allard, CBC reporter
- Jean Victor AllardJean Victor AllardJean Victor Allard, was the first French-Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966–1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of general....
(1913–1996), Canadian general
- Marie Allard (1742–1802)
- Maurice AllardMaurice AllardMaurice Allard is a Canadian politician, as well as a law professor and a lawyer. He was elected in 1958 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party representing the riding of Sherbrooke. He ran as an Independent Progressive Conservative and was defeated in the same riding in 1962 then...
(born 1922), Canadian politician and lawyer - Maurice AllardMaurice AllardMaurice Allard is a Canadian politician, as well as a law professor and a lawyer. He was elected in 1958 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party representing the riding of Sherbrooke. He ran as an Independent Progressive Conservative and was defeated in the same riding in 1962 then...
(born 1922), Canadian politician, law professor and lawyer - Michèle AllardMichèle AllardMichèle Allard is a former French figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1956 French champion.-Results:...
, former French figure skater - Robert Allard (French general)
- Wayne AllardWayne AllardAlan Wayne Allard is a member of the Republican Party, and was a United States Senator from Colorado. He did not seek re-election in 2008.-Early life:...
(born 1943), member of the Republican Party and former United States Senator - Sydney AllardSydney AllardSydney Herbert Allard was the founder of the Allard car company and a successful racing motorist. He was remarkable in that he achieved sporting success in cars of his own manufacture....
(died 1966), founder of Allard Motor CompanyAllardThe Allard Motor Company was an English car manufacturer founded in 1936 by Sydney Allard. The company, based in Putney, London. until 1945 and then in Clapham, London, produced approximately 1900 cars until its closure in 1966....
Fictional:
- Kent Allard, the true identity of the pulp magazine version of The ShadowThe ShadowThe Shadow is a collection of serialized dramas, originally in pulp magazines, then on 1930s radio and then in a wide variety of media, that follow the exploits of the title character, a crime-fighting vigilante in the pulps, which carried over to the airwaves as a "wealthy, young man about town"...
Alard
- Éric AlardÉric AlardÉric Alard is a French bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1995 FIBT World Championships in Winterberg....
, French bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1995 FIBT World Championships in Winterberg - Jean-Delphin Alard (1815–1888), French violinist
See also
- Adelhard
- Adalbrecht, Adalbert, Albert