Haward
m.
A derivative of Old High German, Old Saxon hahan 'to hang' + Old High German wart 'guard, ward'.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1180 Havart (nom) RotScaNor p. 13
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Hawardo (abl) TradCorb §177;
1020 Hawardus (nom) quix-vol1 58,
hawardi (gen) ibid. 58
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Haward". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Haward.