Definitions for Howard
ˈhaʊ ərdHoward

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1. Howard, Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Stainer(noun)

   English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

2. Howard, Catherine Howard(noun)

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

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1. Howard(ProperNoun)

   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. Howard(ProperNoun)

   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. Howard(ProperNoun)

   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. Howard(ProperNoun)

   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. Howard(ProperNoun)

   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.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

How to pronounce Howard?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Marlene Schwartz:

   Honestly, the reason I was excited by it is, I grew up in Howard County, even though I live in Connecticut now.

2. Prime Minister Theresa May:

   On Heathrow, the position has not changed, obviously the Howard Davies review work was done, some further work is being done in relation to the question of air quality around the various proposals that were put forward, and the cabinet and government will be taking a decision on this in the proper way in due course.

3. Donald Trump:

   I never anticipated running for office or being a politician, so I could have fun with Howard on the radio and everyone would love it. People do love it, i could say whatever I wanted when I was an entrepreneur, a business guy.

4. 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.

5. Donald Trump:

   The record shows that I’m right, when I did an interview with Howard Stern, very lightly, first time anyone’s asked me that, I said, very lightly, ‘I don’t know, maybe, who knows?’ essentially. I then did an interview with Neil Cavuto. We talked about the economy is more important [than going to war].

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