Howard
pronunciation
How to pronounce Howard in British English:
UK ['haʊəd]
How to pronounce Howard in American English:
US [ 'haʊɚd]
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- Noun:
- English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
- Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
Word Origin
- Howard
- proper name, from Old French Huard, from a Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave," or *Hoh-weard, literally "high defender; chief guardian." Also probably in some cases a confusion with cognate Old Norse Haward, and as a surname also with unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases from Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd."
Example
- 1. I graduated in 1953 from the david t. howard high school in atlanta , georgia .
- 2. • Howard stringer , ceo of sony corp. , lives in new york .
- 3. Starbucks ceo howard shultz has been outspoken on other issues as well .
- 4. * Has sony ceo howard stringer 's company makeover failed ?
- 5. There 's a little bit of howard hughes in there .