Comments for the name Howard

Old Norse (Norrøn) - Haavard
"haa" -high, -tall, -riding a horse
"vard" - warden/protector/guard

Henry VIII's fifth wife (who was also a cousin of Anne Boleyn) was Catherine Howard.

Don't forget Howard Weinstein, the wedding coordinator's executive assistant in "Father of the Bride".

Howard is a coward.

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (H.P. Lovecraft) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, and big inspiration for Stephen King.

Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. It was filmed in 1992 starring Emma Thompson (who won an Academy Award for it), Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter.

When Anne Rice was born, she was named Howard.

Howard Roark of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead.

I had a pastor with the last name Howard, and he was a very good man, so the name seems quite wholesome to me (it was on the top 20 list for wholesome names).

Howard K. Stern was Anna Nicole Smith's attorney.

Howard Shore composed the score for the Lord of the Rings movies. LOVE those movies and the books, by the way.

Howard Dorough is a Backstreet Boy, but everybody calls him Howie. He is a cute, sweet and very down to earth guy. Also because he looks like Latin people, many fans call him "Latin lover".

Howard Moon is a character on the British comedy show "The Mighty Boosh".

A famous bearer of this name is Howard Donald, (b. 28 April 1968). He is a member of British band Take That.

Howard Wolowitz is a character on American TV show The Big Bang Theory, played by Simon Helberg.

Howard Stern is an American radio jockey who has dubbed himself "King of all Media" for his ventures into radio, television, pay-per-view, and home video. His radio show (on the air since 1986) is the most fined radio show by the FCC. Stern is one of the most famous and highest-paid radio personalities of all time. In 1994, he ran for Governor of the state of New York. Since 2012, he has been a judge on America's Got Talent.