Howard
This article is about the given name Howard. For the surname Howard, see Howard (surname). For other uses, see Howard (disambiguation).
| Howard | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | HOW-erd |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Howie, Ward |
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Howard is a popular English given name originating from Old Norse Hávarðr, which means "high guard".[1] A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900-1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960–1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990–2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600.[2] People with the given name Howard or its variants include:
Howard, given name
- Howard Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso
- Howard Burnett (born 1961), Jamaican track and field athlete
- Howard J. Burnett (born 1929), American president of Washington & Jefferson College
- Howard Carter (1874–1939), English archaeologist and Egyptologist
- Howard Carter (disambiguation), name of several other people
- Howard Cosell (1918–1995), sports broadcaster
- Howard Dean (born 1948), American politician
- Howard Donald (born 1968), English singer
- Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford, 1952), English singer/songwriter
- Howard Duff (1913–1990), American actor
- Howard Goodall (born 1958), British musician, musicologist and TV presenter
- Howard Grant (born 1966), Jamaican-Canadian boxer
- Howard Hawks (1896–1977), American producer
- Howard Hesseman (born 1940), American actor
- Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American aviation pioneer and film mogul
- Howard Johnson (disambiguation), name of several people
- Howard Jones (disambiguation), name of several people
- Howard Judd (1935–2007), American physician and medical researcher
- Howard Kendall, English football player and manager
- Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), American writer
- Howard McNear (1905–1969), American radio and television actor
- Howard Marks (born 1945), former teacher, drug smuggler and author
- Howard T. Odum (1924–2002), American ecologist
- Howard Allen O'Brien, birth name of American writer Anne Rice
- Howard Payne (athlete) (1931–1992), English hammer thrower
- Howard Shore (born 1946), Canadian composer
- Howard Smothers (born 1973), American football player
- Howard Staunton (1810-1874), British chess player and Shakespearean scholar
- Howard Stern (born 1954), American talk-radio host
- Howard Stidham (born 1954), American football player
- Howard Tayler (born 1968), American cartoonist
- Howard Turner (1897–1976), American football player
- Howard K. Stern (born 1968), attorney for Anna Nicole Smith
- Howard Unruh (1921–2009), American spree killer
- Howard Wilkinson (born 1943), English football manager
- Howard Zinn (1922–2010), American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist
Howie, nickname
- Howie B (born 1963), Scottish musician and producer
- Howie Carr (born 1952), American journalist
- Howie Day (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
- Howie Dorough (born 1973), American musician with Backstreet Boys
- Howie Epstein (1955–2003), American musician
- Howie Gordon (born 1971), Big Brother contestant
- Howie Gordon (later known as Richard Pacheco), American pornographic actor
- Howie Hawkins, American politician and activist
- Howie Long (born 1960), American football player
- Howie Mandel (born 1955), Canadian comedian and actor, Deal or no Deal- TV Show
- Howie Meeker (born 1924), Canadian hockey player, TV sports announcer, Member of Parliament
- Howie Morenz (1902–1937), Canadian ice hockey player
- Howie Nave (born 1956), American comedian, radio personality, writer, promoter and movie critic
- Howie Rose (born 1954), American sportscaster
- Howie Winter (born 1929), American mobster
Ward, shortened form
- Ward Christensen, American computer programmer and creator of the Xmodem and the first BBS
- Ward Churchill (born 1947), American controversial writer and political activist
- Ward Cunningham (born 1949), American founder of WikiWikiWeb
- Ward Weaver III (born 1963), American convicted felon
Fictional characters
- Howard Stark, father of Iron Man Tony Stark
- Howard Roark, protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead
- Howard the Duck, a comic book character
- Howard Wolowitz, a fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by actor Simon Helberg
- Ward Cleaver, character in the television sitcom, Leave It to Beaver
- Ward Zabac, character in Final Fantasy VIII
- Wardes, character from Zero no Tsukaima
- Howard Hunter, fictional character played by James B. Sikking on Hill Street Blues
- Howard Moon, a fictional character on the television series The Mighty Boosh, portrayed by Julian Barratt
- Howard Mcgreggor, Scottish character on the television series Fresh Meat
- Howard Cunningham (Happy Days character), father of Richie Cunningham, husband of Marion Cunningham, in the Happy Days TV series
Howard, stage name
- Howard Keel, (born Harold, 1917 or 1919–2004), singer and actor
Other
- Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C
- Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C.
- Howard Park Wines, a winery in Western Australia
- Howard Aircraft Corporation, a defunct American aircraft manufacturer
- Castle Howard, a stately home in Malton, England
- Howard station, a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois
References
- ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.
- ↑ "Howard, name meaning and origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
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