Howard: Meaning and Definition of
How•ard
Pronunciation: (hou'urd), [key]
— n.
- c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.
- 1850–1928, English town planner.
- See
- (Leslie Stainer), 1893–1943, English actor.
- 1883–1964, U.S. editor and newspaper publisher.
- 1891–1939, U.S. playwright and short-story writer.
- a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brave heart.”
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