/ Dictionary / Index H Howard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: How•ard Pronunciation: (hou'urd), [key] — n. c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII. 1850–1928, English town planner. See (Leslie Stainer), 1893–1943, English actor. 1883–1964, U.S. editor and newspaper publisher. 1891–1939, U.S. playwright and short-story writer. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brave heart.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: howard (Thesaurus) how howbeit Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language