Bard - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Bard \b(a)-rd\ is pronounced bard. It is of English and Irish origin, and its meaning is "minstrel, singer-poet". Variant of Baird. Saint Bardo (11th century) was a German saint.

Bard has 7 variant forms: Baird, Bar, Barde, Barden, Bardo, Bardon and Barr.

Baby names that sound like Bard are Bayrd, Bart, Byrd and Bird.

Bard is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Bard. Click here to compare Bard with related baby names.