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語源

Medieval personal name from 中期英語 Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈhaʊɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhaʊəd/
• ハイフネーション: How‧ard

固有名詞

Howard (countable and uncountable, plural Howards)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 1675, Edward Phillips, Egerton Brydges, Theatrum Poetarum Anglicanorum, page V:

     Henry Howard, the most noble Earl of Surry, who flourishing in the time of King Henry the 8.th, as his name is sufficiently famous for the martial exploits of that family for many generations, so deserves he, had he his due, the particular fame of learning, wit, and poetic fancy

2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie.
   • 1984, Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine, Bantam Books, published 1987, →ISBN, page 238,250:

     "King Howard Kashpaw, Junior," said his new teacher. "Which one of those names would you like to be called?"
     He had never thought about it.
     "Howard," he was surprised to hear himself answer. It was that simple. After that he was Howard at school. - - -
     ""He don't call himself Little King anymore," Lynette said from the kitchen. "He thinks his name's Howard."
     "Howard?"
     The boy looked at me and nodded.
     "He won't claim his dad no more," said King, standing in the doorway. "He's too good."

   • 2019 November 11, Ashley Strickland, “What makes a planet potentially habitable”, in CNN‎:

     “For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” said Howard Chen, study author and Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University.

3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
   2. A neighbourhood of Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
   3. An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana.
   4. A small city, the county seat of Elk County, Kansas.
   5. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
   6. A town in Steuben County, New York.
   7. A township and census-designated place therein, in Knox County, Ohio.
   8. A borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
   9. A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
   10. A small city, the county seat of Miner County, South Dakota.
   11. A village in Brown County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named after Benjamin Howard.
   12. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, also named after Benjamin Howard.
   13. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Howard Township.
4. A rural town in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. (US) Ellipsis of Howard University.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Howard is the 75 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 264,826 individuals. Howard is most common among White (64.31%) and Black (29.49%) individuals.

参照

語源

Borrowed from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”).

固有名詞

Howard

1. a surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Howard
   • 1426, Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk. 64:

     Wyllyam Clopton..yaf and graunted, and be his chartre confermed, to John Howard..his maner of Newenham..be vertu of which dede the same Wyllyam..yaf me seisyn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

派生した語

• English: Howard