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Johannes Eckart (V 11) from Emskirchen.

The name Eckart is an old German family name. Originally Eckart was a given name, e.g. Ekkehard, which also changed to a surname. The name comes from Old High German, from "Ecka", meaning "sword", and from "harti", meaning "hard" or also "strong". The Eckart family has its own Family Coat of Arms. An ancestor once said of the coat of arms: "He who adorns a heart in his coat of arms should remember his predecessors sincerity and loyalty and likewise indulge in such virtues."