Girard

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proper noun

A surname from French.

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounGirard (plural Girards)

plural Girards

  1. A surname from French.

    Nonetheless, Girard argues, the very fact that Christians have chosen to forgive and thus not to answer violence directly with violence is itself already a huge victory.

    2008 November 24, Giles Fraser, “On the Genealogy of Morals, part 5: Breaking the cycle of conflict”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. Various places in the United States of America, including:

Origin

  1. FrenchGirard
  2. FrenchGirard
  3. EnglishGirard

Borrowed from French Girard.

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APA

Girard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girard

MLA

“Girard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Girard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Girard.

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