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/ˈhaʊɚd/
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/ˈhaʊəd/
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
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Henry Howard, the most noble Earl of Surry, who flourishing in the time of King Henry the 8.th, as his name is sufficiently famous for the martial exploits of that family for many generations, so deserves he, had he his due, the particular fame of learning, wit, and poetic fancy
A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie.
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"King Howard Kashpaw, Junior," said his new teacher. "Which one of those names would you like to be called?" He had never thought about it. "Howard," he was surprised to hear himself answer. It was that simple. After that he was Howard at school. - - - ""He don't call himself Little King anymore," Lynette said from the kitchen. "He thinks his name's Howard." "Howard?" The boy looked at me and nodded. "He won't claim his dad no more," said King, standing in the doorway. "He's too good."
“For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” said Howard Chen, study author and Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
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A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Kendall, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Elk County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Steuben County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Knox County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
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A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Miner County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Brown County and Outagamie County, Wisconsin, named after Benjamin Howard.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, also named after Benjamin Howard.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Howard Township.
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A rural town in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
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