Harvard

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Harvard

/ˈhɑɹvəɹd/
/ˈhɑːvəd/
[haːvɪd] Boston
[haːvəd] Boston
[(h)äːvəd] Boston

Where it comes from

A variant of Harward reflecting the merger of /v/ and /w/ in the dialects of southeastern England; thus from Middle English Herward, Herreward, itself from Old English Hereweard and a doublet of Harward and Hereward. Compare German Herwarth.

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.
An unincorporated community in Latah County, Idaho, named after the university.
A city in McHenry County, Illinois.
A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts (not the location of the university, which is in Cambridge, Middlesex County).
A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska, named for the university.
A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist. The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures.
A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically. I'd finished my second year at Harvard when I boarded the Penn Trader […] Not surprisingly. my name became Harvard. "Hey Harvard, get your ass back to the lazarette and bring me another bucket of red lead!"
broadly, derogatory a person who is nerdy, excessively privileged, pretentious Don't mind her, kiddos. Miss Harvard ain't used to gettin' her hands dirty.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: harvard university, harward, mouse, crimson, dag, bought, cmu, andover, princeton, groton, hu, harv, the yard, hms, hbs, hls

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name name

한국어	하버드 Habeodeu
日本語	ハーバード Hābādo
中文	哈佛 Hāfó
हिन्दी	हार्वर्ड hārvarḍ
Português	Harvard
Français	Harvard, Harvarde
Ελληνικά	Χάρβαρντ Chárvarnt
Русский	Га́рвард Gárvard
Tiếng Việt	Harvard
العربية	هَارْفَارْد harfard
עברית	הרווארד

name place name

中文	哈佛 Hāfó
Português	Harvard
Français	Harvard
Русский	Га́рвард Gárvard

name university

中文	哈佛 Hāfó, 哈佛大學 /哈佛大学 Hāfó Dàxué
Português	Harvard
Français	Harvard
Deutsch	Harvard
Русский	Га́рвард Gárvard

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@misc{harvard_2026,
  title = {Harvard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harvard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}