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Subject:	Re: about the surname howard?
Author:	D. Germain (guest, 71.86.191.51)
Date:	November 27, 2006 at 6:28:44 PM
Reply to:	Re: about the surname howard? by The LP

howard
English: from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
English: from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Haward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.
English: variant of Ewart 2.
Irish: see Fogarty.
Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÍomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.

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about the surname howard? - mojojo1984 Nov 26 2006, 10:21:45 PM
- Re: about the surname howard? - The LP Nov 27 2006, 3:37:19 PM
  - Re: about the surname howard? - D. Germain Nov 27 2006, 6:28:44 PM
    - Re: about the surname howard? - mojojo1984 Nov 27 2006, 10:10:17 PM
      - Re: about the surname howard? - Jim Young Nov 28 2006, 2:24:07 AM
        
        Re: about the surname howard? - mojojo1984 Dec 7 2006, 3:48:29 AM
        
        Re: about the surname howard? - Jim Young Dec 8 2006, 3:51:13 PM
        
        Re: about the surname howard? - mojojo1984 Dec 11 2006, 3:54:43 AM

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