Ard
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ard"
English
Etymology
A Scottish habitational name from any of several places called Aird, whose names in turn derive from Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”) or àirde (“height”), from àrd (“high”).
References
- Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003) Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. →ISBN. p. 52.
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