- Howard
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Howard
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pronunciation="HOW-erd"
gender =Masculine
meaning ="noble watchman"
region =
origin =England
related names =Howie, Ward
footnotes =Howard is a popular
English language occupationalgiven name ofOld English origin, meaning "noble watchman". Itsnickname is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900-1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960-1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990-2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. [cite web |url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=Howard&g=1&t=1 |title=Howard, name meaning and origin |publisher=thinkbabynames.com |accessdate=2008-02-12] People with the given name Howard or its variants include:Howard, given name
* Howard "Halifax" Brown (?-), British advert singer
*Howard Cosell (1918 - 1995), sports broadcaster
*Howard Dean (born 1948), American politician
*Howard Donald (born 1968), English singer with Take That
*Howard Goodall (born 1958), British musician, musicologist and TV presenter
*Howard Grant (born 1966), Jamaican-Canadian boxer
*Howard Hughes (1905 - 1976), American aviation pioneer and film mogul
*Howard Jones (musician) (born 1955), English
*Howard Judd (born 1935 - 2007), American physician and medical researcher
*Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player
*Howard Shore (born 1946) Canadian film-score composer
*Howard Stern (born 1954), American talk-radio host
*Howard K. Stern (born 1968), attorney for Anna Nicole Smith
*H. P. Lovecraft (1890 - 1937), American writerHowie, nickname
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Howie B (born 1963), Scottish musician and producer
*Howie Carr (born 1952), American journalist
*Howie Day (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
*Howie Dorough (born 1973), American musician with Backstreet Boys
*Howie Epstein (1955 - 2003), American musician
*Howie Hawkins , American politician and activist
*Howie Long (born 1960), American football player
*Howie Mandel (born 1955), Canadian comedian and actor
*Howie Meeker (born 1924), Canadian hockey player, TV sports announcer, Member of Parliament
*Howie Morenz (1902 – 1937), Canadian ice hockey player
*Howie Nave (born 1956), American comedian, radio personality, writer, promoter and movie critic
*Howie Rose (born 1954), American sportscaster
*Howie Winter (born 1929), American mobsterWard, shortened form
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Ward Burton (born 1961), American NASCAR racer
*Ward Christensen , American computer programmer and creator of the Xmodem and the first BBS
*Ward Cunningham (born 1949), American founder of "WikiWikiWeb"
*Ward Connerly (born 1939), American writer and political activist
*Ward Churchill (born 1947), American controversial writer and political activist
*Ward Weaver III (born 1963), American convicted felonReferences
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