Eggert : Given name, Surname Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eggert

Eggert is a Anglo-Germanic given name and surname, deriving from the root *agi meaning "edge".

As a given name, Eggert is masculine and is primarily used in Iceland.^{[citation needed]} As a surname, Eggert is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Eggert Achen (1853–1913), Danish architect
Eggert Guðmundsson (born 1964), Icelandic football goalkeeper
Eggert Jóhannesson, Icelandic football manager
Eggert Jónsson (born 1988), Icelandic football midfielder
Eggert Magnússon (born 1947), Icelandic businessman, former President of the Football Association of Iceland
Eggert Ólafsson (1726–1768), Icelandic explorer, writer and conservator of the Icelandic language
Eggert Reeder (1894–1959), German jurist and civil servant
Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995), Icelandic politician, Minister of Social Affairs

Surname

Anders Eggert (born 1982), Danish handball player
Christian Eggert (born 1986), German footballer
Elmer Eggert (1902–1971), American baseball player
Franz Xaver Eggert (1802–1876), German glass painter
Hermann Eggert (1844–1920), German architect
Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779–1813), Swedish composer and musical director
Konstantin Eggert (1883–1955), Russian actor and film director
Maren Eggert (born 1974), German actress
Michael Eggert (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Michael Eggert (businessman) (born 1975), Danish businessmen
- Michael Eggert (footballer) (born 1952), German footballer
Moritz Eggert (born 1965), German composer and pianist
Nicole Eggert (born 1972), American actress
Otto Eggert (1874–1944), German geodesist
Peter Eggert (born 1943), German football player and manager
Toni Eggert, German luge