Hard

See also: hard

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)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hard is the 10429^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129.

Anagrams

• Dhar

East Central German

Etymology 1

Compare German Herde.

Noun

Hard

1. (Erzgebirgisch) herd (group of animals)

Etymology 2

Compare German Herd.

Noun

Hard

1. (Erzgebirgisch) cooker; stove
2. (Erzgebirgisch) hob; cooktop

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^[1], 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)

1. A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria

References

• Emil Gmeiner in Heimat Schwarzach , Schwarzach 1990, Eigenverlag der Gemeinde Schwarzach, S. 83.