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What does Hardy mean?
Hardy 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Hardy is "bold, brave". Originally a surname and nickname for a brave man, from Middle English, Old French hardi, of Germanic origin. Writer Thomas Hardy; fashion designer Hardy Amies.
STARTS WITH Har-
Variations
VARIANT Hardey
SEE ALSO Harding
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Harddy, ..
(female) Harda, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hardy Mack (H.M.), ..
How popular is Hardy?
Hardy is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#374 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Hardy reached its top rank of #406 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not ranked currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent variation form of Hardy listed in the Top 2000 is Harding. Adoption of these relations of Hardy reached its peak in the 1880s (AVERAGE #1203), but now, the version Hardy has become less fashionable.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Ardy, Dandy, Ferdy, Gordy, Hadi, Hadly, Hagly, Haily (see Haley), Haley, Halsy, Hamdi, Hanly, Hany, Harden, Hardin, Hardon, Hardwyn, Harel, Hari, Harley▼, Harli, Harlo, Harly, Harlyn, Harm, Haron, Harri, Harry▼, Hart, Harte, Harthy, Harun, Harv, Harve▼, Harvey▼, Harvy, Hasty, Hawly, Haydn, Hildy, Horry, Hurly, Jordy▲, Laddy, Maddy, Mordy, Nandy, Paddy, Randy▼, Sandy▼ and Tandy. These names tend to be more commonly used than Hardy.
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