Howard name - Meaning of Howard

Howard name - Meaning of Howard

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English, Germanic

Pronounced

HOW-ərd

Howard Meaning

From an English surname which can derive from several different sources: the Anglo-Norman given name Huard, which was from the Germanic name Hughard ; the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Haward, from the Old Norse name HávarðR ; or the Middle English term ewehirde meaning "ewe herder". This is the surname of a British noble family, members of which have held the title Duke of Norfolk from the 15th century to the present. A famous bearer of the given name was the American industrialist Howard Hughes (1905-1976). Howard is an English name, derived from the French given names "Huard" or "Heward". These names themselves are derived from the Germanic personal name "Hughard", a compound of the words "hug", which means "heart or spirit", and "hard", which means "strong or hardy".

Howard Related Names
Diminutive: Howie

Howard Celebrities
Howard Hughes - aviator, Howard Armstrong - baseball player, Howard Baker - baseball player, Howard Clark - football player, Howard Dean - politician, Howard Duff - actor, Howard Fast - author, Howard Keel - actor,