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Hardy may refer to: People * Hardy (surname) * Hardy (given name) * Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica * Mount Hardy, Enderby Land * Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island * Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands Australia * Hardy, South Australia, a locality * Cape Hardy, a headland in South Australia * Hardy Inlet, Western Australia Canada * Hardy Township, Ontario, Canada, administered by the Loring, Port Loring and District, Ontario, services board * Port Hardy, British Columbia * Hardy, Saskatchewan, Canada, a hamlet United States * Hardy, Arkansas, a city * Hardy, California, an unincorporated community * Hardy, Iowa, a city * Hardy, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Hardy, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Hardy, Montana, an unincorporated community * Hardy, Nebraska, a village * Hardy, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Hardy County, West Virginia * Hardy Dam, Michigan * Hardy Lake, Indiana, a state reservoir * Hardy Pond, Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardy (surname)
Hardy is a surname of French-Norman, English, Scottish and Irish origin. It appears that the oldest usage is from the Old French ''hardi'' meaning “bold, courageous" which itself comes from Old Frankish ''hardjan'' meaning "to make hard". The final ''-y'' is also typical of the French proper names (first names, surnames and place names, with the notable exception '' Henri'', when it is a given name). Some of the oldest Hardy families in England seem to originate from a Norman Knight de Hardy in the mid 11th century. English Hardy families can mainly be found around Dorset and Yorkshire. In Scotland Hardi is considered to have Norman, Viking or Celtic orgins and is mainly a Lowland surname. Scottish Hardy's are mainly affiliated with Clan Mackintosh as a sept and the larger Clan Chattan Federation. Hardy could also be an anglicized form of the Irish ''Mac Giolla Deacair'' meaning "son of the hard lad".http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Hardy-family-history.ashx Notable perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |