Howard (disambiguation)
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Howard is a common name amongst people:
Howard may also refer to:
- HowardHowardHoward is a popular English language occupational given name of Old English origin, meaning "noble watchman". A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" . 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...
, given name - Howard (surname)Howard (surname)Howard is a common English language surname. Its origins are unclear. One theory is that it derived from the Norman-French personal name "Huard" or "Heward" adapting after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Another theory is that its origin may be pre 7th century Germanic from the personal name "Hughard"...
Howard may also refer to:
Fictional characters
- Howard, a character in the fictional television series Mobile Suit Gundam WingMobile Suit Gundam WingMobile Suit Gundam Wing, known in Japan as , is an anime series in the mecha genre, and is one of the alternate universe Gundam series, taking place in the After Colony timeline. It is the second alternate universe in the Gundam media franchise, following Mobile Fighter G Gundam...
- Howard HugeHoward HugeHoward Huge is a cartoon series written by Bunny Hoest and illustrated by John Reiner. Created by Bill Hoest, the series had 80 million readers, since it ran in the Sunday supplement magazine, Parade from 1980 to 2007, continuing on a website....
, comic strip dog - Howard the DuckHoward the DuckHoward the Duck is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. The character first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, "funny...
, Marvel Comics character - Howard Roark, character in the novel The FountainheadThe FountainheadThe Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and brought her fame and financial success. More than 6.5 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide....
by Ayn Rand
Places
- Australia
- Howard, QueenslandHoward, QueenslandHoward is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 284 km north of Brisbane and 37 km west of Hervey Bay. At the 2006 census, Howard had a population of 1,071....
- Howard, Queensland
- United States
- Howard, California (disambiguation), multiple locations
- Howard, ColoradoHoward, ColoradoHoward is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 723.The Howard Post Office has the ZIP Code 81233....
- Howard, FloridaHoward, FloridaHoward is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located just west of the village of Pinecrest, and south of Hawley Heights, within the southernmost part of the census-designated place of Kendall....
- Howard, KansasHoward, KansasHoward is a city in and the county seat of Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 687.-Geography:Howard is located at...
- Howard, New YorkHoward, New YorkHoward is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,430 at the 2000 census.The Town of Howard is in the west-central part of the county, east of Hornell, New York.- History :...
- Howard, OhioHoward, OhioHoward is a census-designated place in southern Howard Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States. It is located at . The United States Postal Service has assigned Howard the ZIP Code 43028....
- Howard, PennsylvaniaHoward, PennsylvaniaHoward is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 720 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Howard is located at ....
- Howard, Rhode IslandHoward, Rhode IslandHoward was originally a farming hamlet in the southern part of Cranston, Rhode Island. In the mid-19th century, most of the land was acquired by the State of Rhode Island to construct a state prison, a poor house, and other state facilities...
- Howard, South DakotaHoward, South DakotaHoward is a city in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 858 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Miner County.-Geography:Howard is located at ....
- Howard, Chippewa County, WisconsinHoward, Chippewa County, WisconsinHoward is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Albertville and Howard are located in the town.-History:...
, a town- Howard (community), Chippewa County, WisconsinHoward (community), Chippewa County, WisconsinHoward is an unincorporated community located in the town of Howard, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
- Howard (community), Chippewa County, Wisconsin
- Howard, WisconsinHoward, WisconsinHoward is a village in Brown and Outagamie counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 17,399 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, a village - Howard City, MichiganHoward City, MichiganHoward City is a village in Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census. The village is within Reynolds Township.-History:...
- Howard Lake, MinnesotaHoward Lake, MinnesotaHoward Lake is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,962 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
- Howards Grove, WisconsinHowards Grove, WisconsinHowards Grove is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Howards Grove is located at ....
, a village
Other uses
- Howard (CTA)Howard (CTA)Howard is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system in Chicago, Illinois. It is the northern terminus of the Red Line and the southeastern terminus of the Yellow Line; it also serves the Purple Line, for which it is the southern terminus outside of weekday rush hours...
, Chicago Transit Authority station - Howard Aircraft CorporationHoward Aircraft CorporationHoward Aircraft Corporation was a small USA aircraft manufacturer in the 30's and 40's. The factory was initially on the south side of Chicago Municipal airport at 5301 W...
, manufacturer of airplanes - Howard PublishingHoward PublishingHoward Books is a Christian publishing company founded in 1969 and previously based in West Monroe, Louisiana, but which relocated to Brentwood, Tennessee, in September 2009...
, Christian publishing company - Howard rotovators, British maunufacturer of rotating cultivators known as rotovators
- Howard UniversityHoward UniversityHoward University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
, historically black university in Washington, DC, USA - USS HowardUSS HowardUSS Howard has been the name of than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:* USS Howard , a destroyer in commission from 1920 to 1922 and, as destroyer-minesweeper USS Howard , from 1940 to 1945...
, various United States Navy ships - Howards EndHowards EndHowards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells a story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. The main theme is the difficulties, troubles, and also the benefits of relationships between members of different social classes...
, novel by E.M. Forster - Hurricane Howard (disambiguation), five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
- Howard (skipjack)Howard (skipjack)The Howard is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1909 at Deep Creek, Virginia. She is a two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of , a depth of , and a net registered tonnage of 8. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks...
, a Chesapeake Bay skipjack on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... - Howard, James and Frederick, British locomotive builders, see F. C. Hibberd & Co LtdF. C. Hibberd & Co LtdF. C. Hibberd & Co Ltd was a British locomotive-building company founded in 1927 to build industrial petrol and diesel locomotives. In 1932 the company acquired the goodwill of James and Frederick Howard Ltd...
- E. Howard & Co.E. Howard & Co.thumb|Street clock by E. Howard & Co.The E. Howard & Co. clock and watch company was formed by Edward Howard and Charles Rice in 1858 after the demise of the Boston Watch Company...
E. Howard was a co-founder with Aaron Lufkin DennisonAaron Lufkin DennisonAaron Lufkin Dennison .-Early life:Aaron Dennison was born in Freeport, Maine, after which the family moved to Brunswick, Maine. He was the son of Andrew Dennison, a boot and shoemaker who was also a music teacher. As a child Aaron earned pocket money by carrying a builder’s hod, working as a...
of the Waltham Watch CompanyWaltham Watch CompanyThe Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co. and the American Watch Co., produced about 40 million high quality watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time fuses and other precision instruments between 1850 and 1957...