Howard

Howard is a common English given name originating from Old Norse Hávarðr, which means "high guard". A diminutive 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. People with the given name Howard or its variants include:

Notable people

• Howard Hughes, American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist
• Howard Stern, American radio and television personality, producer, author, actor, and photographer
• Howard Carter, British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun
• Howard Johnson, American businessman and originator of the Howard Johnson's chain of restaurants and motels

Fictional characters

• Howard Wolowitz, a character from the television show The Big Bang Theory
• Howard Stark, a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, father of Tony Stark (Iron Man)

See also

• Howard (surname)
• Howard University
• Howard County (disambiguation)

This article is a medical stub. You can help WikiMD by expanding it!
Most recent articles Ongoing trials	Wikipedia