Howard

♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine

Origin and meaning

Medieval personal name from Middle English Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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