Hereward

English

Etymology

From Old English here (“army”) + weard (“guard”).

Proper noun

Hereward

  1. A male given name from Old English of mostly historical use.
    • 1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 3, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 94:
      Look at me, dread me! I am the Hereward. [Footnote: “Guardian of the army”]

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