Howard

Howard \ho-war(d), how-a-rd\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Howard is pronounced HH-AW-erD ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Howard: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AW as in "cow (K.AW)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Howard?

Howard is of Old Norse origin and it is used mainly in English. The first name is from an English noble surname which is itself of uncertain origin. The surname could be from Haward (Old Norse) containing the elements ha ('horse, high') and ward ('warden, guard'), suggesting a derivation from the job title of a warden. It could also be from Huguard (Germanic), itself from hugu ('heart, mind, spirit') and vardu ('protection'). Another derivation suggests an origin from the Old French Houard meaning 'he who works with a hoe'. Irrespective of the actual origin, the surname was borne by the dukes of Norfolk since the 13th century. The first name was adopted by English speakers from the start of the 19th century. Howard has 13 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant forms include name How meaning, meaning of Howea, meaning of Howee, Howerd pronounciation, name Howey origin, what does the name Howi mean, name Howird meaning, Howurd meaning and origin, Howy meaning and origin, and Howyrd name variations. Other English variants include the pet forms nicknames for Howie and baby name Ward. The Hawaiian what does the name Haoa mean is a variant form of Howard that is used in foreign languages. Howard is an all-time favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1912, 0.711% of baby boys were named Howard. Its ranking then was #25. The baby name has since markedly dropped in popularity, and in recent times it is of only occasional use. In 2010, it ranked at #905 with a usage of 0.011%, was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. Howard has predominantly been a baby boy name, although in the past century it has also been used for girls. Bbaby boys named Howard outnumbered girls by 121 times in 1928.

The following famous people share the name Howard:

• Archaeologist Howard Carter, born 9 May 1874 - 2 March 1939, London, England
• Business Personality Howard Hughes, born 24 December 1905 - 5 April 1976, Houston, Texas
• Filmmaker Howard Hawks, born Howard Winchester Hawks, 30 May 1896 - 26 December 1977, Goshen, Indiana
• Historian Howard Zinn, New York, New York
• Politician Howard Dean, born Howard Brush Dean III, 17 November 1948, East Hampton, New York
• Radio Personality Howard Stern, born 12 January 1954, Jackson Heights, New York
• Rapper Chingy, born Howard Bailey, 9 March 1980, St
• Louis, Missouri.

List of baby names Howard:

the name name Howerd origin, the name Howird pronounciation, the name Howurd meaning and origin, the name Haaris meaning of name, the name Haeward name popularity, the name what does the name Haeword mean, the name short names for Haiward, the name short names for Haiwerd, the name Haiword meaning and origin, the English name Hardee origin, the English nicknames for Hardey, the English and German Hardi name variations, the English Hardie pronounciation, the English and German short names for Hardy, the name Hareth pronounciation, the name Harethe name, the Indian baby name Harit, the Arabic Harith definition, the name Harod meaning of name, and the English name Harrod origin.

The baby name Howard fun facts:

The name Howard in reverse order is "Drawoh".

The numerological value of the name Howard is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Howard?

Howard is in the top names in USA.