ArcturusmAstronomy From Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktouros), the name of the fourth brightest star in the sky, part of the constellation Boötes. It means "guardian of the bear", derived from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning "bear" and οὖρος (ouros) meaning "guardian", referring to the star's position close to the constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Major.
CustodiomSpanish Means "guardian" in Spanish, from Latin custodia "protection, safekeeping".
EdwardmEnglish, Polish Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard". This was the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings, the last being Saint Edward the Confessor shortly before the Norman Conquest in the 11th century. He was known as a just ruler, and because of his popularity his name remained in use after the conquest when most other Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. The 13th-century Plantagenet king Henry III named his son and successor after the saint, and seven subsequent kings of England were also named Edward.... [more]
HafizmArabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay Means "preserver, guardian, keeper" in Arabic, a derivative of حفظ (ḥafiẓa) meaning "to preserve, to protect". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: حافظ, in which the first vowel is long, and حفيظ, in which the second vowel is long. In Islamic tradition الحفيظ (al-Ḥafīẓ) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HalvardmNorwegian From the Old Norse name Hallvarðr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with vǫrðr "guard, guardian".
HávarðrmOld Norse From the Old Norse element hár "high" or hǫð "battle, combat" combined with vǫrðr "guard, guardian".
HerewardmAnglo-Saxon 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.
HowardmEnglish From an English surname that can derive from several different sources: the Anglo-Norman given name Huard, which was from the Germanic name Hughard; the Anglo-Scandinavian given name Haward, from the Old Norse name Hávarðr; or the Middle English term ewehirde meaning "ewe herder". This is the surname of a British noble family, members of which have held the title Duke of Norfolk from the 15th century to the present. A famous bearer of the given name was the American industrialist Howard Hughes (1905-1976).
MillardmEnglish From an occupational English surname meaning "guardian of the mill" in Old English.
SigurdmNorwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and vǫrðr "guard, guardian". Sigurd was the hero of the Norse epic the Völsungasaga, which tells how his foster father Regin sent him to recover a hoard of gold guarded by the dragon Fafnir. After slaying the dragon Sigurd tasted some of its blood, enabling him to understand the language of birds, who told him that Regin was planning to betray him. In a later adventure, Sigurd disguised himself as Gunnar (his wife Gudrun's brother) and rescued the maiden Brynhildr from a ring of fire, with the result that Gunnar and Brynhildr were married. When the truth eventually came out, Brynhildr took revenge upon Sigurd. The stories of the German hero Siegfried were in part based on him.
TheodoardmGermanic Germanic name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and wart meaning "guard, guardian".
Ward 1mEnglish From an occupational surname for a watchman, derived from Old English weard "guard".