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Howard

Pronunciation: /ˈhaʊɚd/

The English word “Howard” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
  3. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Howard Township.

Etymology

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.

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