Hardie

H4A1R1D2I1E1

proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname.

OriginScottish Gaelic mac →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. rareA male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicmac
  2. EnglishHardie

Scottish variant of Hardy. Also shortened from McHardie, Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic mac C(h)ardaidh (“son of the craftsman”), from ceardaí.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Hardie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hardie

MLA

“Hardie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hardie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hardie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hardie.

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