Definitions for HOWARD
ˈhaʊ ərdhoward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howard, Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Stainernoun

   English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

2. Howard, Catherine Howardnoun

   Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)

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1. Howardnoun

   A patronymic surname.

   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

2. Howardnoun

   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?"

3. Howardnoun

   A small city, the county seat of Elk County, Kansas, United States.

4. Howardnoun

   A small city, the county seat of Miner County, South Dakota, United States.

5. Howardnoun

   Howard University.

6. Etymology: Medieval personal name from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár ("high") + varðr ("guard"). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.[1]

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1. Howard

   Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave", or *Hoh-ward, literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate Haward (Hávarðr), which means "high guard" and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman the French digram -ou- was often rendered as -ow- such as tour → tower, flour (western variant form of fleur) → flower, etc. (with svarabakhti). A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900 and 1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with the given name Howard or its variants include:

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1. howard

   Howard is primarily a male given name, of Old Norse origin, derived from "Hávarðr," which means "high guard." It can also be a surname used in English-speaking countries. Notable people with the name include Howard Hughes, an American business magnate, and Howard Carter, a British archaeologist. Additionally, Howard University is a prominent historically black university in Washington, D.C.

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1. Howard

   Howard is a village in Brown and Outagamie counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 17,399 at the 2010 census. All of this population resided in the Brown County portion of the village. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is mostly within Brown County; a small portion extends west into Outagamie County. It is bordered to the east by Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan. Prior to being incorporated as the Village of Howard, the Town of Howard was commonly referred to as "Duck Creek" because of the Duck Creek waterway winding its way through the village.

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1. HOWARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Howard is ranked #75 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Howard surname appeared 264,826 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 90 would have the surname Howard.
   
   64.3% or 170,310 total occurrences were White.
   29.4% or 78,097 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 6,515 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 6,276 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 2,304 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 1,324 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HOWARD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3607

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1718","2"],["1782","3"],["1786","1"],["1791","3"],["1801","2"],["1818","1"],["1822","1"],["1824","1"],["1830","1"],["1833","4"],["1835","1"],["1836","3"],["1837","1"],["1842","1"],["1846","4"],["1847","1"],["1848","1"],["1849","1"],["1850","20"],["1851","1"],["1852","2"],["1853","4"],["1854","1"],["1855","1"],["1856","9"],["1857","3"],["1858","2"],["1859","1"],["1861","1"],["1863","2"],["1864","6"],["1865","4"],["1866","4"],["1867","2"],["1868","3"],["1873","2"],["1874","19"],["1875","1"],["1877","18"],["1878","1"],["1879","1"],["1880","1"],["1882","5"],["1883","7"],["1884","2"],["1885","6"],["1886","3"],["1887","8"],["1888","4"],["1889","1"],["1890","4"],["1891","2"],["1892","4"],["1893","5"],["1894","4"],["1895","5"],["1896","7"],["1897","5"],["1898","6"],["1899","16"],["1900","7"],["1901","5"],["1902","10"],["1903","7"],["1904","10"],["1905","2"],["1906","2"],["1907","4"],["1908","8"],["1909","5"],["1910","7"],["1911","3"],["1912","9"],["1913","5"],["1914","2"],["1915","12"],["1916","1"],["1917","1"],["1918","7"],["1919","7"],["1920","4"],["1921","2"],["1922","6"],["1923","3"],["1924","4"],["1925","8"],["1926","7"],["1927","6"],["1928","9"],["1929","8"],["1930","137"],["1931","5"],["1932","6"],["1933","16"],["1934","13"],["1935","10"],["1936","15"],["1937","19"],["1938","4"],["1939","19"],["1940","58"],["1941","5"],["1942","12"],["1943","5"],["1944","22"],["1945","9"],["1946","490"],["1947","9"],["1948","264"],["1949","12"],["1950","39"],["1951","35"],["1952","21"],["1953","49"],["1954","21"],["1955","25"],["1956","23"],["1957","24"],["1958","55"],["1959","27"],["1960","40"],["1961","50"],["1962","321"],["1963","69"],["1964","301"],["1965","228"],["1966","86"],["1967","126"],["1968","72"],["1969","171"],["1970","272"],["1971","271"],["1972","139"],["1973","180"],["1974","121"],["1975","191"],["1976","82"],["1977","88"],["1978","93"],["1979","160"],["1980","100"],["1981","151"],["1982","122"],["1983","43"],["1984","45"],["1985","81"],["1986","73"],["1987","140"],["1988","57"],["1989","81"],["1990","370"],["1991","98"],["1992","191"],["1993","71"],["1994","104"],["1995","90"],["1996","96"],["1997","123"],["1998","55"],["1999","71"],["2000","290"],["2001","91"],["2002","81"],["2003","82"],["2004","232"],["2005","151"],["2006","398"],["2007","614"],["2008","463"]]

How to pronounce HOWARD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HOWARD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOWARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOWARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of HOWARD in a Sentence

1. Erskine Bowles:

   Sir Howard is among the finest directors I've ever served with, his understanding of global economics, risk, and their impact on global financial institutions is invaluable. He also brings a wonderful wit that can lighten a moment in just the right manner.

2. Kathy Hochul:

   I agree with Howard Zucker decision, howard Zucker worked hard through the pandemic, and I want to thank Howard Zucker for Howard Zucker service on behalf of the people of the state.

3. Howard Mallen:

   La Barbera recommends travelling in pairs, and in known surroundings. Howard Mallen, co-founder and CEO of Krav Maga Worldwide, who teaches the popular self-defense technique developed by the Israel Defense Forces, said women should augment products like Cutrona’s with training. The risk of being attacked is increased when your attention is being diverted, you're alone, and/or your senses are impaired. Jogging or running is a perfect example of this, typically, runners have music blasting in their ears and jog by areas that can serve as hiding places for would be attackers.

4. Joe Biden:

   Of course, President Harris is a proud Howard [University] alum.

5. Adrian LeBaron:

   Of course they're going to go where the parents are, poor Howard, what else can he do?

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HOWARD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Howard
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HOWARD
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=HOWARD