Howard

American  

[hou-erd] / ˈhaʊ ərd /

noun

1. Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.

2. Sir Ebenezer, 1850–1928, English town planner.

3. Henry. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.

4. John Winston, born 1939, prime minister of Australia 1996–2007.

5. Leslie Leslie Stainer, 1893–1943, English actor.

6. Roy Wilson, 1883–1964, U.S. editor and newspaper publisher.

7. Sidney (Coe) 1891–1939, U.S. playwright and short-story writer.

8. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brave heart.”

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Howard British  

/ ˈhaʊəd /

noun

1. Catherine. ?1521–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England; beheaded

2. Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. 1536–1624, Lord High Admiral of England (1585–1618). He commanded the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)

3. Sir Ebenezer. 1850–1928, English town planner, who introduced garden cities

4. See Surrey

5. John. 1726–90, English prison reformer

6. John Winston. born 1939, Australian politician; prime minister of Australia (1996–2007)

7. Leslie. real name Leslie Howard Stainer. 1890–1943, British actor of Hungarian descent. His many films included The Scarlet Pimpernel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), and Gone With the Wind (1939)

8. Trevor. 1916-88, British actor. His many films include Brief Encounter (1946), The Third Man (1949), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and White Mischief (1987)

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Example Sentences

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei a letter Friday stating that the company’s latest Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models are now subject to export restrictions, an administration official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Axios reported that the letter came from US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

“The favorites are the favorites for a reason,” Anika Howard, CEO of online betting and technology company Wondr Nation, told MarketWatch about the historical predictability of the World Cup.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Howard cautioned against drawing conclusions before Defra's consultation conclusions and said the UK has a robust regulatory system for veterinary medicines.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But since it was the Herdmans, most people just said how lucky Mrs. McCluskey was to get Howard back all in one piece, and that was that.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson