 Hereward the wake fighting Normans | |
| Pronunciation | hɑː(ɹ)vard |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Anglo-Saxon |
| Meaning | army guard |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Harvey |
Harvard is an English surname/family name/last name and given name/first name, derived a Middle English variant of Hereward; here (“army”) + weard (“guard”).
People with the given name
- Harvard Sitkoff (born 1945), American historian
People with the surname
- Allison Harvard (born 1988), American model and television personality
- John Harvard (clergyman) (1607–1638), English-American clergyman after whom Harvard University is named
- John Harvard (politician) (1938–2016), Canadian politician and journalist, former Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
- Lionel de Jersey Harvard (1893–1918), English student; descendant of clergyman John Harvard
- Russell Harvard (born 1981), American actor
References
- Bonus Episode: Regarding English (Sound Education Conference Talk) (transcript) from the podcast History of English Podcast, 29/11/2018