Hardy.
A former town in Manchester, England, now absorbed into Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
Meaning & usage
A former town in Manchester, England, now absorbed into Chorlton-cum-Hardy.
Where this word comes from
From Old English *Hearda + īeġ (“island, dry land in a marsh”).
A common surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A locality east of Peterborough, South Australia.
Where this word comes from
* As an English, Scottish, and French surname, from Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”). * As an Irish surname, via mac giolla deacair (“son of the hard lad”) as a calque of the above. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Hardie.
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