Howard is a masculine given name
- English: From an Old English surname which can derive from various occupational sources ("high warden" or "ewe herder" or "hog warden"), though another theory states that the surname derives from a Germanic first name composed of the elements hug "heart, mind" and hard "brave, hardy"
- English, Teutonic, German: Guardian of the Home
Joan Ellis
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