Howard
Traditional English name
Howard is a given name for males, from an old Germanic name meaning "brave heart" or "high guardian." It also functions as a surname.
The name was common in mid-20th-century America but has declined in popularity: Howard was my grandfather's name.
Famous bearers include Howard Hughes and Howard Stern.
Tree-derived given name
- BradleyEnglish given name
- CameronScottish personal name
- HarrisonCertain presidential surname
- ParkerVehicle-stowing professional
Mason · Garrett · Fletcher · Elliott · Davis · Jackson · Nolan · Owen
Of hereditary nobility
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- eliteSuperior select group
- gentilityRefined social standing
gentry · highborn · refined · distinguished · dignified · prestigious · upperclass · wellborn
Of lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
retro · nostalgic · postwar · formal · proper · buttoned-up · starched · respectable
Ashley
Tree-derived given name
Parker · Mason · Garrett · Fletcher · Elliott · Davis · Jackson · Nolan · Owen · Russell
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
gentility · gentry · highborn · refined · distinguished · dignified · prestigious · upperclass · wellborn · pedigreed
classic
Of lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
mid-century · retro · nostalgic · postwar · formal · proper · buttoned-up · starched · respectable · conservative
- 1950s namesBarbara, Betty, Beverly, Bobby, Brenda
- Maryland CountiesMontgomery, Frederick, Carroll, Charles, Calvert
- HBCUsMorehouse College, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Hampton, Spelman
- Common SurnamesSmith, Jones, Brown, Wilson, Miller
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- East Coast CollegesHarvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown
- Ron Howard
- Howard Stern
- Howard HughesEccentric billionaire pilot
- Howard UniversityHistoric Black university, Washington
- Howard the Duck
- Ebenezer HowardGarden-city movement founder