Hardy

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old English Hearda + īeġ (island, dry land in a marsh).

Proper noun

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Hardy

  1. (historical) A former town in Manchester, England, now absorbed into Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Hardy

  1. A common surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
  2. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A minor city in Sharp County and Fulton County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
    3. A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa.
    4. An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.
    5. An unincorporated community in Grenada County, Mississippi.
    6. A census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana.
    7. A village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
    8. A township in Holmes County, Ohio.
    9. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Virginia.
  5. A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A hamlet in Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. A locality east of Peterborough, South Australia.
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Further reading

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  • Hardy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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Short form of Germanic compound names beginning or ending with Hart-, -hard "hard". Compare the adjective hård.

Proper noun

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Hardy

  1. a male given name