57%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and weard "guard". This was the name of an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon leader who rebelled against Norman rule. Related Names Rootshere + weard People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural strong strange complex serious Categories army, de Havilland family, defence, war Sources & References Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.