Howard

High guardian; brave heart
English

Overview

Howard is a boy's name rooted in Germanic. The name is traditionally understood to mean “High guardian; brave heart”. It travels well — written natively in Arabic, Japanese, Russian and Hebrew, and more. People who share the name include Howard Carter and Howard Hughes.

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Meaning

High guardian; brave heart

Origin

English

Famous people named Howard

Howard in other languages

  • Arabicهوارد
  • Japaneseハワード
  • RussianГовард
  • Hebrewהווארד
  • Chinese霍华德

Numerology

6

The name Howard carries numerology number 6. (For entertainment.)

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