The name is borne in the Bible by a favorite son of Jacob and Rachel (GEN. 30), by the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus (MATT. 1), and by Joseph of Arimathea, a rich Jew and secret follower of Jesus, who helped take Jesus' body from the cross to prepare it for burial, and supposedly took the Holy ...
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors.
The name Howahkan is a Native American baby name. In Native American the meaning of the name Howahkan is: Of the mysterious voice.
Scandinavian Meaning: The name Howard is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Howard is: Noble watchman. Surname of one of the great houses of English nobility.
Howe Name Meaning. English: topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or a man-made mound or barrow, Middle English how (Old Norse haugr), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Howe in Norfolk and North Yorkshire. English: variant of Hugh.
Welsh Meaning: The name Howel is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Howel is: Eminent. Attentive.
Howell Name Meaning. Welsh: from the personal name Hywel 'eminent', popular since the Middle Ages in particular in honor of the great 10th-century law-giving Welsh king. English: habitational name from Howell in Lincolnshire, so named from an Old English hugol 'mound', 'hillock' or hune 'hoarhound'.
Scandinavian Meaning: The name Howard is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Howard is: Noble watchman. Surname of one of the great houses of English nobility.
The name Howi is a Native American baby name. In Native American the meaning of the name Howi is: Turtle dove.
Howie is a Scottish locational surname derived from a medieval estate in Scotland's southwest county of Ayrshire. While its ancient name is known as "The lands of How", its exact location is lost to time.
