At a Glance: Name: Hereward – Meaning: army protector – Origin: Old English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HAIR-uh-werd
Hereward is an Old English boy's name meaning “army protector”. It appears in our list of Edwardian Baby Boy Names With Classic Gravitas.
Meaning & Origin of Hereward
Meaning: Army protector.
Origin: Old English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Hereward
Phonetic: HAIR-uh-werd IPA: /ˈhɛrɪwərd/
Popularity of Hereward
Hereward doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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