Definitions for Howard
ˈhaʊ ərdHoward

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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

   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]

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?"

   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]

3. Howardnoun

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

   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]

4. Howardnoun

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

   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]

5. Howardnoun

   Howard University.

   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 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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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

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

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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. Howard Stern:

   A more self-serving person would have gone all in on Donald Trump, i'd probably be Howard Stern or a Supreme Court justice by now.

2. Adrienne Jones:

   Memorializing the site where Howard Cooper was lynched gives us the opportunity to courageously confront the injustices of our past.

3. Jo Ann Frevele:

   Back in the'50s, we used to go to New Jersey all the time from Long Island, and there used to be all Howard Johnson's along the rest areas.

4. Jasmine Joof:

   It makes me sad that Howard University would treat me like this, the living conditions, the lack of transparency with the administration really sucks. They are actively standing on our backs saying they want to create student leaders... and they are ignoring us.

5. Kelvin Washington:

   We are proud to unite safely as a band to represent Howard University, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and all HBCUs across the country, it's a very gracious opportunity for us, and we're very thankful for it.

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