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Harvard - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Harvard

[ 2 syll. har-var(d), ha-rva-rd ] The boy name Harvard is pronounced as HHAARVerD KEY. Harvard is used chiefly in English and its origin is Old Norse. Harvard is of the meaning army protector.

Harvard is not popular as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Harvard include Harbert (Frisian), Herbert (English, French, and German), Harpreet (Punjabi), Herberto (Spanish), Heribert (German), and Heriberto (Portuguese and Spanish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Harvard: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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