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Hardy name meaning

First Name
6k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
80k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Hardy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Hardy

User Submitted Origins

English
64%
French
14%
African
7%
Chewa
7%
Basque
7%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Hardy is of French origin and means "BOLD, BRAVE, AUDACIOUS, BRAZEN".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Har"dy
Senses
  1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid."Hap helpeth hardy man alway." [Chaucer.]
  2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
  3. Strong; firm; compact."A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric." [South.]
  4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
  5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.

Note: ☞ Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.

Etymology: F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard (a.)

noun Har"dy
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
    Synonyms: thomas hardy
  2. United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
    Synonyms: oliver hardy
  3. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
    Synonyms: audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, and unfearing
  4. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships ("hardy explorers of northern Canada")
    Synonyms: stalwart, stout, and sturdy
  5. Able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions ("strawberries are hardy and easy to grow" and "camels are tough and hardy creatures")
Wiktionary

From Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”). Old French hardi is usually regarded as the past participle of hardir ("to harden, be bold, make bold"; compare Occitan ardir, Italian ardire), from Frankish *hardijan; but it may also have come directly from Frankish *hardi, a secondary form of Frankish *hard (compare Old High German harti, herti, secondary forms of Old High German hart (“hard”)); or even yet from Frankish *hardig (compare Middle Low German herdich (“persevering”), Old Danish hærdig, Norwegian herdig, Swedish härdig (“vigorous, courageous”)). Cognate with hard. May have at some point also been surface analysed as hard + -y.

  1. (usually in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
  2. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

hardy was also found in the following language(s): Middle French

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Notable Persons Named Hardy

Notable Persons Named Hardy

Hardy Krüger

His career lasted from 1944 to 2011. Hardy was given the name Franz Eberhard August Krüger on April 12th, 1928 in Wedding (Berlin).

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Hardy Sandhu

Hardy was born on November 26th, 1987 in Punjab, India. Hardy is also known as Hardevinder Singh Sandhu.

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Hardy Myers

Hardy Myers is an and 55th Speakerof theOregon House of Representatives. His career lasted from 1997 to 2009. Hardy was born on October 25th, 1939 in Electric Mills, Mississippi.

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Hardy Nickerson

Hardy Nickerson is an american football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and San Francisco 49ers. His career lasted from 1987 to 2002. Hardy was born on September 1st, 1965 in Compton, California.

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Hardy Amies

Hardy was born on July 17th, 1909. He died on March 5th, 2003.

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Hardy Rodenstock

Hardy was born on December 7th, 1941.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Hardy

Notable Persons With the Last Name Hardy

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy is an actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has been prominent since 2001. Tom was given the name Edward Thomas Hardy on September 15th, 1977 in Hammersmith, London, England.

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Jeff Hardy

Jeff was given the name Jeffrey Nero Hardy on August 31st, 1977 in Cameron, North Carolina.

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Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy is a wrestler. Matt was born on September 23rd, 1974 in Cameron, North Carolina.

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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was a writer. Thomas was born on June 2nd, 1840 in Stinsford, Dorset, England. He left this life on January 11th, 1928.

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G. H. Hardy

G. H. Hardy was a scientist in the field of mathematics. G. was given the name Godfrey Harold Hardy on February 7th, 1877 in Cranleigh, Surrey, England. He breathed his last breath on December 1st, 1947.

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Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy is an actor and model. He has had major accomplishments since 2012. Ben was given the name Ben Jones on January 2nd, 1991 in Bournemouth.

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  • Oliver Hardy
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    Singer
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    Rapping
  • Dan Hardy
  • Greg Hardy
    Football Player
  • Sir Alister C. Hardy
    Scientist
  • Don Ed Hardy
  • Andy Hardy
    Fictional Character
  • Jeremy Hardy
    Comedian
  • 1st Bt Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy
    Military Person
  • Justin Hardy
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Common last names for Hardy

Common first names for Hardy

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Hardy U.S.
█  White 61.47% 64.26%
█  African American 32.34% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.50% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.20% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.27% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.22% 16.26%

Of Last Name Hardy

People with the last name Hardy are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Hardy

  • What name lists does Hardy rank for?
    #399Popular Surnames
  • How Popular is the name Hardy? Hardy is the 3,656th most popular name of all time. As a last name Hardy was the 399th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Hardy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 5,521 babies born with the first name Hardy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Hardy to occupy the territory of Montserrat (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,922 (as of May 12, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Hardy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 19 new born babies.
  • When was Hardy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Hardy is Friday, February 16th, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Hardy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Hardy was in 1921 with a total of 151 babies.
  • Random Hardy Factoid: According to the 1938 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Hardy is not a popular baby boy's name in North Carolina. Imagine that, only 5 babies in North Carolina have the same name in 1938.
  • Weird things about the name Hardy: The name spelled backwards is Ydrah. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Yhadr. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Hardy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 80,252 people with the last name Hardy.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Hardy? Hardy was ranked as the 399th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
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