Howie

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  • English
Diminutive of HOWARD.

HOWARD   male   English
From an English surname which can derive from several different sources: the Anglo-Norman given name Huard, which was from the Germanic name HUGHARD; the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Haward, from the Old Norse name HÁVARÐR; or the Middle English term ewehirde meaning "ewe herder". This is the surname of a British noble family, members of which have held the title Duke of Norfolk from the 15th century to the present. A famous bearer of the given name was the American industrialist Howard Hughes (1905-1976).
HUGHARD   male   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and hard "brave, hardy".
HáVARDR   male   Ancient Scandinavian
From the Old Norse elements "high" and varðr "guardian, defender".
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Howard
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hughard
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Hávarðr
NORWEGIAN: Håvard