Type Word & Element
Usage Old Norse
Meaning & History
Old Norse word meaning "guard, guardian".
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Other Languages & Culturesweard(Anglo-Saxon) ward(Frankish) wards(Gothic) warda(Late Roman) wardaz(Old Germanic) wart(Old High German) ward(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsSigeweard(Anglo-Saxon) Sigurd(Danish) Sjoerd, Sieuwerd(Dutch) Howard, Seward(English) Sjoerd(Frisian) Siegward(German) Sigiward, Siward(Germanic) Sigurður(Icelandic) Sievert(Low German) Sigurd, Sigurðr(Norse Mythology) Hallvard, Halvard, Halvor, Håvard, Sigurd, Sivert, Sjurd(Norwegian) Sigiwardaz(Old Germanic) Hallvarðr, Hávarðr, Sigurðr(Old Norse) Sigurd, Sigvard, Halvar, Sivert(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsHaward, Howard, Seward, Sowards(English) Sigurdsson, Sigurðsson(Icelandic) Ó Suaird, Seward, Sowards(Irish) Halvorsen(Norwegian) Sigurdsson(Swedish)