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What does Howard mean?
Howard 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced HOW-erd. It is of Scandinavian origin, and the meaning of Howard is "high guardian". From hâ ward, with one of the early forms being Haward. Occupational name and aristocratic surname of one of the great houses of English nobility, including the dukes of Norfolk. Millionaire Howard Hughes; sportscaster Howard Cosell.
STARTS WITH Ho-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, guardian (defender), occupational, surname, houses
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA HAWARD Hawarden
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Howard Davian (H.D.), ..
How popular is Howard?
Howard is a very popular first name for men (#79 out of 1220, Top 6%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#70 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Howard reached its top rank of #26 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, and is presently at #968. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Howard (#968 FROM RECENT DATA) are Howie and Ward. Adoption of these forms of Howard reached its peak 108 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.72%) and is now much lower (ADOPTION 0.01%, ▼98%), with versions such as Howard becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Howard▼ is pronounced similarly to Hayward. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alard, Alhard (see Allard), Allard, Aylward, Bard, Bayard, Bogaerd, Card, Dard, Derward, Durward▼, Eadward, Eckard, Edouard, Eduard, Edvard, Edward▼, Ellard, Erhard, Eudard, Eward, Gard, Gerard▼, Godard, Goddard, Hadar, Hallward, Halward, Hamar, Harald, Hardy▼, Hari, Hart, Harvard, Hazard, Hazzard, Hereward, Hilar, Hilarid, Hillard, Hobard, Hobart▼, Hobert▼, Hoebart, Hogan, Homar, Homer▼, Homere, Homero, Horace▼, Horry, How, Howe, Howland, Howlen, Hulbard (see Hulbert), Jerard, Kenward, Kord, Lenard▼, Leonard▼, Menard, Norward, Pollard, Ricard, Rikard, Riobard, Riocard, Seward, Sewerd, Siward, Steward, Woodard and Woodward. These names tend to be less frequently used than Howard.
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