Howard

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Howard

/ˈhaʊəd/ UK
/ˈhaʊɚd/ Canada, US
/ˈhæɔəd/ Australia
/ˈhæʊəd/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Howards

countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic. Henry Howard, the most noble Earl of Surry, who flourishing in the time of King Henry the 8.th, as his name is sufficiently famous for the martial exploits of that family for many generations, so deserves he, had he his due, the particular fame of learning, wit, and poetic fancy
countable, uncountable A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie. "King Howard Kashpaw, Junior," said his new teacher. "Which one of those names would you like to be called?" He had never thought about it. "Howard," he was surprised to hear himself answer. It was that simple. After that he was Howard at school. - - - ""He don't call himself Little King anymore," L
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana.
countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Elk County, Kansas.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
countable, uncountable A town in Steuben County, New York.
countable, uncountable A township and census-designated place therein, in Knox County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable A borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Miner County, South Dakota.
countable, uncountable A village in Brown County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named after Benjamin Howard.
countable, uncountable A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, also named after Benjamin Howard.
countable, uncountable A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Howard Township.
countable, uncountable A rural town in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
US, abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Howard University

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beale, ellsworth, kunstler, raj, wei, flanders, hao, hoard, defender, sentinel, warden, custodian, guardian, protector, chieftain, leader

Translations

Every language

name surname

한국어	하워드 Hawodeu
日本語	ホワード Howādo, ハワード Hawādo
中文	霍華德 /霍华德 Huòhuádé
Ελληνικά	Χάουαρντ Cháouarnt
Русский	Го́вард Góvard, Ха́уард Xáuard, Хо́вард Xóvard
العربية	هُوَارْد huwārd

name male given name

Español	Hugardo
日本語	ホワード Howādo, ハワード Hawādo
中文	霍華德 /霍华德 Huòhuádé
Ελληνικά	Χάουαρντ Cháouarnt
Русский	Го́вард Góvard, Ха́уард Xáuard, Хо́вард Xóvard

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@misc{howard_2026,
  title = {Howard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/howard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}