Name: Howard
Gender: Male
Usage: Howard, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Howard are in general originating from France, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Howard across the world, see Howie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Howard is: Sheep herder, Guardian of the home.
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Numerology of the first name Howard: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Howard is ranked on the 790th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 715400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.01% of the population. The name Howard has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Howard for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Howard is a popular English language occupational given name of Middle English origin, meaning "sheep herder". 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. People with the given name Howard or its variants include:
English: transferred use of the surname of an English noble family. The surname has a large number of possible origins, but in the case of the noble family early forms often have the spelling Haward, and so it is probably from a Scandinavian personal name composed of the elements hā high + ward guardian. (The traditional derivation from the Old English name Hereweard ‘army guardian’ is untenable.)
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