26-521: Given name list This article is about the given name. For the surname, see Howard (surname) . For other uses, see Howard (disambiguation) . Howard Pronunciation HAO-erd Gender Male Origin Word/name Old English, Old Norse Other names Related names Howie, Ward Howard is an English -language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard ) from
52-570: A Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave", or *Hoh-ward , literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate Haward ( Hávarðr ), which means "high guard", and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman the French digram -ou-
78-585: A broken jaw, and regained his British and Commonwealth titles by knocking out Scott Dann in three rounds. He defended the European title twice more, stopping ex-world champion Hacine Cherifi in eight rounds in July 2003 and outpointing Sergey Tatevoysan in January 2004. Now with a 40-1 record and highly ranked by all sanctioning bodies, Eastman finally got the forty-year-old undisputed Middleweight king Bernard Hopkins into
104-508: A confusion with cognate Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Haward from Hávarðr , which means ha(r) "high" (or hǫð "battle") and element varðr , meaning "guardian", and sometimes also with unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases from Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd." In Anglo-Norman the French digramm -ou- was often rendered as -ow- such as couard → coward , tour → tower , flour (western variant form of fleur ) → flower , etc (two last examples with svarabakhti , typical of
130-1000: A fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory , portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. Howard the Duck , a comic book character Howard Link, a "Crow" and Inspector for the Black Order in the anime/manga D. Gray Man Howard Marner, a fictional character from Short Circuit (1986 film) Howard Silk, main character and agent in the TV series Counterpart (TV series) References [ edit ] ^ "howard" . Online Etymology Dictionary . Retrieved 2020-11-20 . ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames . Oxford University Press, 1988. ^ "Howard, name meaning and origin" . Think Baby Names . Retrieved 2008-02-12 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
156-617: A reputation as a heavy puncher in the gyms of the UK, where he regularly sparred with Super Middleweights, such as Chris Eubank . His career progressed slowly and at a low profile for many years as fellow British boxers were reluctant to face him. He accumulated an 18-0 (16 knockouts) record before challenging Steve "The Viking" Foster in November 1998 for the British Middleweight title, which he won via 7th-round knockout. In September 2000 he won
182-592: A unanimous decision. Eastman has continued his career in his country of birth, Guyana. He beat Denny Dalton to claim the Guyanese middleweight title, before securing victories over former WBA world welterweight champion Andrew Lewis , Leon Gilkes and Kevin Placide. In 2010 he served time in prison for possession of cannabis. However, following the Placide fight, he went on a six-fight losing streak, losing to Kwesi Jones (September 2010, UD4), Kirt Sinnette (July 2011, TKO8, for
208-695: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Howard (surname) Howard is a common English surname . One source for this surname is with the Gaelic names Ó hOghartaigh and Ó hIomhair. Other origins also exist. The dominant theory pertains to the French personal names Huard and Houard adapted after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is from a Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave," or *Hoh-ward , literally "high defender; chief guardian." Also probably in some cases
234-542: The 1996 film Jingle All the Way Howard McBride , in the animated series The Loud House Howard McGreggor, in the TV series Fresh Meat (TV series) Howard Moon , in the TV series The Mighty Boosh , portrayed by Julian Barratt Howard Nichols, a character in the 1981 American made-for-television movie Fallen Angel Howard Roark , protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead Howard Stark , father of Tony Stark/Iron Man Howard Wolowitz ,
260-519: The Anglo-Norman language). The first public record of the surname is dated 1221 in Cambridgeshire . There are several variant surname spellings. People with the surname Howard include: Howard Eastman Howard Anthony Eastman (born 8 December 1970) is a Guyanese-British former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2014. He challenged twice for middleweight world championships;
286-5148: The Beast Howard Baker (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Berman (born 1941), American attorney and politician Howard Bragman (1956–2023), American crisis manager and publicist Howard W. Brill (born 1943), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Howard Graham Buffett (born 1954), American businessman, politician, philanthropist, photographer, farmer, and conservationist Howard Burnett (athlete) (born 1961), Jamaican track and field athlete Howard J. Burnett (1929–2019), American president of Washington & Jefferson College Howard Carpendale (born 1946), German singer Howard Carter (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Chaykin (born 1950), American comic book artist and writer Howard Y T Cheng (born 1981), champion apprentice in Hong Kong Howard Cosell (1918–1995), sports broadcaster Howard Ward Cunningham (born 1949), American founder of WikiWikiWeb Howard David , American sportscaster Howard Davies (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Davis (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Dean (born 1948), American politician Howard Donald (born 1968), English singer Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford, 1952), English singer-songwriter Howard Duff (1913–1990), American actor Howard Eastman (born 1970), Guyanese-British boxer Howard Ehmke (1894–1959), American baseball pitcher Howard Eisenberg (born 1926), American author and journalist Howard Eisley (born 1972), American basketball player and coach Howard Engel (1931–2019), Canadian mystery writer Howard Eskin (born 1951), American sports radio personality Howard Evans (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Fast (1914–2003) American novelist and television writer Howard Fineman (1948–2024), American journalist and television commentator Howard Florey (1898–1968), Australian pharmacologist Howard Gardner (born 1943), American developmental psychologist Howard Goodall (born 1958), British musician, musicologist and TV presenter Howard Grant (boxer) (born 1966), Jamaican-Canadian boxer Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer, conductor, educator, and music theorist Howard Hawks (1896–1977), American producer Howard Hesseman (1940–2022), American actor Howard Hotson , British historian Howard A. Howe (1901–1976), American virologist Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American aviation pioneer and film mogul Howard Jacobson (born 1942), British novelist and journalist Howard Johnson (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Jones (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Judd (1935–2007), American physician and medical researcher Howard Kazanjian (born 1942), Armenian-American film producer Howard Keel (1919–2004), singer and actor born Harry Keel Howard Kendall , English football player and manager Howard Andrew Knox (1885–1949), American physician Howard Kurtz (born 1953), American journalist and author Howard Lassoff (1955–2013), American-Israeli basketball player Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player Howard Lesnick (1931–2020), American, Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School Howard Long (1905–1939), American convicted murderer H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), American writer (full name Howard Phillips Lovecraft) Howard Lutnick (born 1961), American billionaire businessman Howard Hamilton Mackey (1901–1987), American architect, educator Howard McNear (1905–1969), American radio and television actor Howard Marks (1945–2016), teacher, drug smuggler and author Howard Matthews (1885–1963), English footballer Howard W. Mattson (1927–1998), American chemist and journalist Howard Metzenbaum (1917–2008) American politician and businessman Howard Morris (1919–2005), American actor, comedian, and director Howard T. Odum (1924–2002), American ecologist Howard Allen O'Brien, birth name of American writer Anne Rice Howard Payne (athlete) (1931–1992), English hammer thrower Howard Pyle (1853–1911), American illustrator, painter, and author Howard Schatz , American fine art photographer Howard Roberts (1929–1992) American guitarist, educator, and session musician Howard Schultz (born 1953), American businessman and CEO of Starbucks Howard Shane , American Autism researcher Howard Shore (born 1946), Canadian composer Howard Sims (1917–2003) African-American tap dancer Howard da Silva (1909–1986), American actor, director and musical performer Howard Smalley (born 1942), New Zealand cricketer Howard Smith (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Smothers (born 1973), American football player Howard Spira , American gambler who
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#1732838389625312-618: The British soap opera Doctors Howard Clifford, a fictional villain in the Detective Pikachu movie Howard Cunningham ( Happy Days ) , in the TV series Happy Days Howard DeVille, in the animated series Rugrats Howard Hamlin , a fictional character on the AMC television series Better Call Saul Howard Huge , a comic strip dog Howard Hunter, in the TV series Hill Street Blues , played by James B. Sikking Howard Langston, in
338-499: The Commonwealth Middleweight title by outpointing Australian-based Egyptian (and future #1 contender) Sam Soliman , and finally began receiving wider coverage. In April 2001, having put together a 31-0 (28 knockouts) record, he got a high-profile fight defending his British and Commonwealth titles and challenging for the vacant European title against Robert McCracken , who had unsuccessfully challenged Keith Holmes for
364-528: The TV show Deal or No Deal Howie Meeker (1923–2020), 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 Severino (born 1961), Filipino broadcast journalist Howie Winter (1929–2020), American mobster Fictional characters [ edit ] Howard Bellamy ( Doctors ) , in
390-511: The WBC world title the previous year. Eastman dominated the fight and dropped McCracken, stopping him in the 10th round. Following this match, U.S. promoter Don King signed him up and in November 2001 he fought two-time champ William Joppy for the vacant WBA world title on a Lennox Lewis undercard in Las Vegas. Eastman narrowly lost a controversial majority decision despite knocking Joppy down in
416-598: The fight on points however claimed he had been robbed of the decision. Abraham went on to win the vacant IBF world title after the unified middleweight title was fractured after Hopkins lost to Jermain Taylor. In March 2006, Eastman traveled to the U.S. and took on another risky eliminator, this time for the IBF title. He was stopped on his feet by the undefeated Colombian-Puerto Rican Edison Miranda . Eastman protested that he should have been allowed to continue since he had not been down in
442-677: The fight. On 15 December 2006, he regained his British Middleweight title by knocking out Richard Williams in the 12th and final round in London, England. Eastman was well ahead on all scorecards by the time the match ended. In April 2007, Eastman added the Commonwealth belt to the British title with a 12-round points decision over the Kenyan Evans Ashira in Dudley . Eastman prevailed 116-113, 116-112, 116-113. In September 2007, Eastmans revival
468-615: The final seconds of the twelfth round. After this fight Eastman sat out a year in Guyana and let his contract with King expire. Eastman resurfaced in late 2002, under the Hennessy Sports promotional outfit, and trained by former opponent McCracken. Eastman scored two knockouts, over Chardan Ansoula and Hussain Osman, respectively. He regained his European title in January 2003 against the French man Christophe Tendil, whom he stopped in five rounds with
494-440: The given name Howard or its variants include: Given name [ edit ] Howard Allen (1949–2020), American serial killer Howard Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso Howard Anderson (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Andrew (1934–2021), American poker player Howard Ashman (1950–1991), American lyricist known for Little Shop of Horrors , The Little Mermaid and Beauty and
520-564: The ring to defend his titles, in February 2005 in Los Angeles. Eastman was outsmarted and widely outpointed by Hopkins (110-119, 111-117, 112-116) who was making his historic 20th defence. Post-fight there was initial talk of a rematch, however as the scores suggest the contest for not close enough for this to materialize. Eastman travelled to Germany in July 2005 to fight a WBA eliminator against hard hitting Armenian Arthur Abraham , Eastman lost
546-460: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Howard&oldid=1250519012 " Categories : Given names English masculine given names Masculine given names Given names originating from a surname Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732838389625572-616: The vacant WBA title in 2001; and the undisputed title against Bernard Hopkins in 2005. At regional level, he held the British , Commonwealth and EBU European middleweight titles twice each between 1998 and 2007. Having spent some time homeless, Eastman later served in the Gulf War in the Royal Fusiliers . He turned professional in March 1994 with a first-round knockout of John Rice. He garnered
598-522: The vacant WBC CABOFE light-heavyweight title), Edmund DeClou (October 2011, MD12, for the vacant Guyanese middleweight title), two defeats to Simeon Hardy in 2012 (UD10 and MD8) and Sakima Mullings (April 2013, UD12, for the vacant WBC CABOFE welterweight title). Eastman ended this streak in August 2013, when he took a unanimous decision over Mark Austin over 8 rounds. In 2014, he entered the Jamaican version of
624-457: Was ended. When defending his British title against domestic fighter Wayne Elcock Eastman was surprisingly outworked and outpunched, dropping a shock points defeat by margins of 113-116, 113-115, 114-115. Elcock had previously been knocked out by Eastman-victim Scott Dann . Eastman was offered a final shot at contention, matched with John Duddy in Belfast. After a competitive 10 rounds, Eastman lost
650-410: Was often rendered as -ow- such as tour → tower , flour (western variant form of fleur ) → flower , etc. (with svarabakhti ). A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900 and 1960, Howard has ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with
676-2132: Was paid by George Steinbrenner to find dirt on baseball player Dave Winfield Howard Stableford (born 1959), British television and radio presenter Howard Staunton (1810–1874), British chess player and Shakespearean scholar Howard Stern (born 1954), American talk-radio host Howard K. Stern (born 1968), attorney for Anna Nicole Smith Howard Stidham (born 1954), American football player Howard Stupp (born 1955), Canadian Olympic wrestler Howard Tayler (born 1968), American cartoonist Howard Turner (1897–1976), American football player Howard Unruh (1921–2009), American spree killer Howard Van Smith (1909–1987), American journalist Howard Wales (1943–2020), American musician Howard Walker (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Walter (1883–1918), American Congregationalist minister and hymnist Howard Washington (born 1998), American-Canadian basketball player Howard Watt (1911–2005), South African rugby union player Howard Watts III (born 1987), American politician Howard Webb (born 1971), English professional football referee Howard Wilkinson (born 1943), English football manager Howard Williams (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player Howard Wilson (physicist) , British physicist Howard Zinn (1922–2010), American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist Howie [ edit ] Howie B (born 1963), Scottish musician and producer Howard Bernstein 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 Gordon (later known as Richard Pacheco ), American pornographic actor Howie Hawkins , American politician and activist Howie Long (born 1960), American former football player and actor Howie Mandel (born 1955), Canadian comedian and actor, host of
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