Eggert

Eggert is an 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. As a surname, Eggert is common among Ashkenazi Jewish families.

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