Hard
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English
Etymology
- From Old English and Norman derivatives of Old French hardi (“tough, brave, hardy”). There are several Germanic variants of this origin, such as Swedish hård, Dutch hard, etc., all from Proto-Germanic *harduz.
- English topographical surname for farmers living on hard ground, from hard. This also appeared as the surname Hardacre.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
Proper noun
Hard (plural Hards)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hard is the 10429th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3085 individuals. Hard is most common among White (73.61%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “hard”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129.
Anagrams
East Central German
Etymology 1
Noun
Hard
- (Erzgebirgisch) herd (group of animals)
Etymology 2
Noun
Hard
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 58:
German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German hart (“wood, forest”); cognate with the mountain range Harz.
Proper noun
Hard n (proper noun, genitive Hards or (optionally with an article) Hard)
- A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
References
- Emil Gmeiner in Heimat Schwarzach , Schwarzach 1990, Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Schwarzach, S. 83.