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Ward Christensen, the inventor of the XMODEM protocol and a pioneer of bulletin board systems (BBS), died aged 78 at 11 october 2024.
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I think it sounds kinda nerdy...
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Ward Cameron is a character on the 2020 Netflix series 'Outer Banks'.
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Ward is not just an English given name that ultimately comes from a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is also a Dutch given name, in which case it is a short form of given names that contain the Germanic element 'wart' meaning "guard, guardian", such as Eduard. In rare cases, it can also be a contraction of names like Wernard.
Note: the name is more common as an informal name than as an official name on birth certificates. You can see this when you compare the statistics for Eduard and Ward at https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/english, which only records names that are listed on birth certificates.
- https://www.behindthename.com/element/wart (in English)
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Ward (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2014)
- http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Ward&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Ward&last=&search=Zoeken
• https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Ward/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
• https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Ward/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands)
- Eduard "Ward" Beysen (1941-2005), a Flemish politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Beysen (in English)
- Eduard "Ward" Schroeven (1913-2001), a Flemish athlete: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Schroeven (in Dutch)
- Edward "Ward" De Ravet (1924-2013), a Flemish actor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_de_Ravet (in English)
- Edward "Ward" Sels (b. 1941), a Flemish racing cyclist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Sels (in English)
- Cornelius Eduardus "Ward" Hermans (1897-1992), a Flemish politician and poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Hermans (in English)
- https://nos.nl/artikel/2327656-verdriet-om-bezoekverbod-dementie-is-al-verschrikkelijk-en-dan-dit-erbij.html (in Dutch; the man named Ward in this article from March 2020 has a 72-year old father named Wernard, so it's possible that he was named after his father but goes by Ward in daily life)
The feminine equivalent is Warda (from names like Eduarda), which has also seen some use in the Nordic countries (primarily in Sweden).
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Warda (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2014)
- http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Warda&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Warda_f (in English)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Warda&last=&search=Zoeken
• https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Warda/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
• https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Warda/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands) [noted -ed]
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Note: the name is more common as an informal name than as an official name on birth certificates. You can see this when you compare the statistics for Eduard and Ward at https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/english, which only records names that are listed on birth certificates.
- https://www.behindthename.com/element/wart (in English)
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Ward (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2014)
- http://www.names.be/jongensnamen.html?met=Ward&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Ward&last=&search=Zoeken
• https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Ward/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
• https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Ward/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands)
- Eduard "Ward" Beysen (1941-2005), a Flemish politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Beysen (in English)
- Eduard "Ward" Schroeven (1913-2001), a Flemish athlete: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Schroeven (in Dutch)
- Edward "Ward" De Ravet (1924-2013), a Flemish actor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_de_Ravet (in English)
- Edward "Ward" Sels (b. 1941), a Flemish racing cyclist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Sels (in English)
- Cornelius Eduardus "Ward" Hermans (1897-1992), a Flemish politician and poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Hermans (in English)
- https://nos.nl/artikel/2327656-verdriet-om-bezoekverbod-dementie-is-al-verschrikkelijk-en-dan-dit-erbij.html (in Dutch; the man named Ward in this article from March 2020 has a 72-year old father named Wernard, so it's possible that he was named after his father but goes by Ward in daily life)
The feminine equivalent is Warda (from names like Eduarda), which has also seen some use in the Nordic countries (primarily in Sweden).
- https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Warda (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2014)
- http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Warda&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Warda_f (in English)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Warda&last=&search=Zoeken
• https://be.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Warda/+/be-0-Belgi%C3%AB (lists only bearers living in Belgium)
• https://nl.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Warda/+/nl-0-Nederland (lists only bearers living in the Netherlands) [noted -ed]
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It makes me think of the dad on Leave It to Beaver, Ward Cleaver. It's very square, in mid-20th century parlance. Buttoned-up and serious, and probably conservative. I don't like it at all. (It's fine as a surname, though.)
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Ward Meachum, businessman in Marvel Comics and adaptations, most notably the 2017 Netflix series 'Iron Fist' where he is portrayed by American actor Tom Pelphrey.
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The name Ward was given to 27 boys born in the US in 2015.
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As a word in modern English, 'Ward' means 'protection, defence' or 'a person under guardianship'.
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Can also be short for Edward.
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Pendleton Ward is an American animator, screenwriter, producer and voice actor who is best known for creating the Emmy-award winning series Adventure Time and the internet series Bravest Warriors.
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Ward Bond, born Wardell Edwin Bond, was an American actor best known for roles in movies like Gone With The Wind and It's a Wonderful Life.
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Ward is a nickname for the name Howard.
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It's ugly and old-fashioned, and I think of one of the nasty characters from the godawful book The Catcher in the Rye.
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Mental hospitals and hospitals in general come to mind. The name doesn't sound very pleasant either.
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Short form of Edward?
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A ward is just a hospital bedroom.
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My grandmother's name is that and it means flower of rose in Chaldean/Arabic.
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Ward Hall, known as the King of the Sideshows, is one of the most knowledgeable people alive on the subject. He has been a part of pretty much every aspect of the sideshow and has worked on them for decades. Hall has taken great pains to keep alive the tradition of the sideshow; he's as important in circus history as PT Barnum.
Another, far less interesting bearer of the name Ward is Ward Cleaver, the father of Beaver Cleaver on the TV classic Leave It To Beaver.
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Another, far less interesting bearer of the name Ward is Ward Cleaver, the father of Beaver Cleaver on the TV classic Leave It To Beaver.
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