Harvard

English

Etymology

Surname from a dialectal Middle English variant of Hereward.

Pronunciation

  • (rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹvəɹd/
  • (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːvəd/
    • (Boston) IPA(key): [haːvɪd], [haːvəd], [(h)äːvəd]

Proper noun

Harvard

  1. A surname.
  2. Any of a number of places named for persons with the surname, including a city in Massachusetts.
  3. A university in Cambridge, MA named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.

Translations


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Harvard.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈhaʁ.vaʁd͡ʒ/

Proper noun

Harvard f

  1. Harvard (university in Cambridge)
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