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Howard

ho·ward

UK/ˈhaʊəd/ US/ˈhaʊɚd/ common us

noun

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Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)

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Medieval personal name from Middle English Howard, Howarde, from Old Norse Hávarðr, from hár (“high”) + varðr (“guard”). In some cases a variant of Heward, from Old French Huard.

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