Harvard

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English

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Etymology

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A variant of Harward reflecting the merger of /v/ and /w/ in the dialects of southeastern England; thus from Middle English Herward, Herreward, itself from Old English Hereweard and a doublet of Harward and Hereward. Compare German Herwarth.

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Harvard

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

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Harvard.

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Harvard f

  1. Harvard (university in Cambridge)