Harvard

See also: hårvård

English

Etymology

A variant of Harward reflecting the merger of /v/ and /w/ in the dialects of southeastern England; thus from Middle English Herward, Herreward, itself from Old English Hereweard and a doublet of Harward and Hereward. Compare German Herwarth.

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹvəɹd/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːvəd/
  • (Boston) IPA^(key): [haːvɪd], [haːvəd], [(h)äːvəd]

Proper noun

Harvard

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a city in Massachusetts.
3. A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.

Derived terms

• Harvard architecture
• Harvard comma
• Harvard format
• Harvard machine
• Harvardian
• Harvardiana

Translations

name

• Arabic: هَارْفَارْد m (harfard)
• Belarusian: Га́рвард m (Hárvard)
• Bengali: ^{(please verify)} হার্ভার্ড (harbharḍo)
• Bulgarian: Ха́рвард m (Hárvard)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 哈佛 (haa¹ fat⁶)

  Mandarin: 哈佛 (zh) (Hāfó)

• French: Harvard (fr), Harvarde (rare)
• Greek: Χάρβαρντ (Chárvarnt)
• Hebrew: הרווארד
• Hindi: हार्वर्ड (hārvarḍ)
• Japanese: ハーバード (Hābādo)
• Korean: 하버드 (Habeodeu)
• Macedonian: Харвард m (Harvard)
• Persian: هاروارد
• Portuguese: Harvard
• Russian: Га́рвард (ru) m (Gárvard)
• Serbo-Croatian: Харвард m, Harvard (sh) m
• Thai: ฮาร์วาร์ด (haawâat)
• Ukrainian: Га́рвард m (Hárvard)
• Vietnamese: Harvard

place name

• Armenian: Հարվարդ (Harvard)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 哈佛 (haa¹ fat⁶)

  Mandarin: 哈佛 (zh) (Hāfó)

• French: Harvard (fr), Harvard (fr)
• Portuguese: Harvard f
• Russian: Га́рвард (ru) (Gárvard)

university

• Armenian: Հարվարդ (Harvard)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 哈佛 (haa¹ fat⁶)

  Mandarin: 哈佛大學／哈佛大学 (Hāfó Dàxué), 哈佛 (zh) (Hāfó)

• Finnish: Harvard
• French: Harvard (fr)
• Georgian: ჰარვარდი (harvardi)
• German: Harvard (de)
• Hungarian: Harvard (hu)
• Portuguese: Harvard f
• Russian: Га́рвард (ru) (Gárvard)
• Ukrainian: Га́рвард m (Hárvard)

Further reading

• “Harvard”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Harvard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Harvard”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Harvard” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Harvard.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaʁ.vaʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈhaɦ.vaɦ.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaʁ.vaʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈhaɦ.vaɦ.d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaɾ.vaɾ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈhaɾ.vaɾ.d͡ʒi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaʁ.vaʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈχaʁ.vaʁ.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaɻ.vaɻ.de/ [ˈhaɻ.vaɻ.de]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.vɐɾd/ [ˈaɾ.vɐɾð]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.vɐɾd/ [ˈaɾ.vɐɾð]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.bɐɾd/ [ˈaɾ.βɐɾð]

Proper noun

Harvard f

1. Harvard (university in Cambridge)