Shoard

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sċeard →
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Meanings

proper nounShoard (plural Shoards)

plural Shoards

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċeard“notch, gap; shard”
  2. EnglishShoard

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a gap between hills, or by a cleft in rocks, from Old English sċeard (“notch, gap; shard”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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