Given name & surname
Ard
“promontory, height”
Ard is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Original Hebrewארד
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ard goes back to Scottish Gaelic àird, meaning “promontory, height.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ard appears in Genesis 46:21, Numbers 26:40.
- Genesis 46:21
- Numbers 26:40
From biblical name research
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Rhodesshares a root
- Aradshares a root
- Iradshares a root
- Herodshares a root
- Aridaishares a root
- Ardonshares a root
- Arodishares a root
- Herodionshares a root
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