Halward - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Halward \ha-lwa-rd, hal-ward\ is a variant of Hallward (Old English), and the meaning of Halward is "guardian of the hall".

The baby name Halward sounds like Halwerd and Hillard. Other similar baby names are Halvard, Haward and Hayward.

Halward is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#43572 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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