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Look up Guard, guard, or Guards in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guard or guards may refer to: Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal
Guard
Maritime law enforcement and rescue service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces
United_States_Coast_Guard
Basketball position
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most
Point_guard
Topics referred to by the same term
The Guard may refer to: The Guard (TV series), a Canadian drama series portraying about the Canadian Coast Guard The Guard (1990 film), a 1990 Soviet film
The_Guard
1989 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
Guards! Guards! is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the eighth in the Discworld series, first published in 1989. It is the first novel
Guards!_Guards!
Basketball position
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting
Shooting_guard
Military of Vatican City, Bodyguard of the Pope
The Pontifical Swiss Guard, also known as the Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard, is an armed force, guard of honour, and protective security unit
Swiss_Guard
Bodyguards of the Roman emperors
The Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae) was the imperial guard of the Imperial Roman army that served various roles for the Roman emperor including
Praetorian_Guard
Positions played in basketball
Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. A standard lineup consists of two guards, two forwards, and one center. The guards are
Basketball_positions
Radio signal interference mitigation
In telecommunications, guard intervals are used to ensure that distinct transmissions do not interfere with one another, or otherwise cause overlapping
Guard_interval
Military units charged with protecting the royal residences of the United Kingdom
The King's Guard (called Queen's Guard and Queens's Life Guard when the reigning monarch is female) are sentry postings at Buckingham Palace and St James's
King's_Guard
Topics referred to by the same term
up old guard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Old Guard or The Old Guard may refer to: Old Guard (France), units of the French Imperial Guard under
Old_Guard
Military reserve organization
The National Guard is a military reserve organization of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It is composed of reserve components of the United
National Guard (United States)
National_Guard_(United_States)
Paired cells that control the stomatal aperture
Guard cells are specialized cells in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other organs of land plants that are used to control gas exchange. They are produced
Guard_cell
Air warfare component of the United States National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force (USAF), as well as the "air
Air_National_Guard
Topics referred to by the same term
On Guard may refer to: On Guard (serial), a 1927 film serial On Guard (1984 film), an Australian film On Guard (1997 film), a French swashbuckler film
On_Guard
Index of articles associated with the same name
civil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Civil Guard refers to various policing organisations: Civil Guard (Spain), Spanish national gendarmerie force founded
Civil_Guard
Projecting element to protect a structure
A guard stone, jostle stone or chasse-roue (French, lit. 'wheel chaser'), is a projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located
Guard_stone
Topics referred to by the same term
Imperial Guard (Iran) Imperial Guard (Japan) Imperial Guard (Napoleon I) Imperial Guard (Napoleon III) Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty) Imperial Guards (Qing
Imperial_Guard
Elite unit of the Byzantine Army
The Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα τῶν Βαράγγων, romanized: Tágma tōn Varángōn) was an elite unit of the Byzantine army from the 10th to the 14th century
Varangian_Guard
Female bodyguards of Muammar Gaddafi
The Amazonian Guard (also the "Amazons") was an unofficial name given to an all-female elite cadre of bodyguards officially known as the Revolutionary
Amazonian_Guard
Arrangement under the feudal system
Castle-guard was an arrangement under the feudal system, by which the duty of finding knights to guard royal castles was imposed on certain manors, knight's
Castle-guard
Emergency aeronautical frequency
The aircraft emergency frequency (also known in the USA as Guard) is a frequency used on the aircraft band reserved for emergency communications for aircraft
Aircraft_emergency_frequency
Topics referred to by the same term
(The) White Guard(s) may refer to: Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia, Italy, in Slovene Bela Garda, meaning "white guard" White Army or White Guard, the military
White_Guard
Computer operating system component
Credential Guard is a virtualization-based isolation technology for LSASS which prevents attackers from stealing credentials that could be used for pass
Credential_Guard
Romanian fascist movement and political party
The Iron Guard (Romanian: Garda de Fier) was a far-right, revolutionary, fascist paramilitary organization and political party active in the Kingdom of
Iron_Guard
Military honour guard unit
A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military,
Guard_of_honour
Construct in C and C++
and C++ programming languages, an #include guard, sometimes called a macro guard, header guard or file guard, is a way to avoid the problem of double inclusion
Include_guard
Civil aircraft self-defence system
Flight Guard is an Elta Systems Ltd's brand name for a family of airborne systems for protecting civilian aircraft against man-portable air-defense systems
Flight_Guard
Military organization in Iran
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
Technique used to minimize interference between frequency bands
In telecommunications, a guard band is a narrow, intentionally unused frequency band that is placed between adjacent frequency bands to minimize interference
Guard_band
Topics referred to by the same term
Changing of the Guard or The Change of the Guard may refer to: Guard mounting, a formal ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important
Changing_of_the_Guard
Topics referred to by the same term
Presidential Guard may refer to: Presidential Guard Unit (Angola) President Guard Regiment, Bangladesh Presidential Security Service (Belarus) Bolivian
Presidential_Guard
Former military unit of the Vatican
The Palatine Guard (Italian: Guardia Palatina d'Onore) was a military unit of the Vatican. It was formed in 1850 by Pope Pius IX, who ordered that the
Palatine_Guard
1920s Irish military unit
The Dublin Guard was a unit of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and then of the Irish National Army in the ensuing Civil
Dublin_Guard
2016 American animated children's TV series
The Lion Guard is an American animated children's television series developed by Ford Riley and based on Disney Animation's 1994 film The Lion King. The
The_Lion_Guard
Indian counterterrorism force
The National Security Guard (NSG) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Recently Government of India designated
National_Security_Guard
Collaborationists in occupied Belgium
The Flemish Guard (Dutch: Vlaamsche Wacht) was a collaborationist paramilitary formation which served as an auxiliary police in parts of German-occupied
Flemish_Guard
Book purporting to be about a former SS officer in the First Indochina War
Devil's Guard is a book by George Robert Elford and was published in 1971. The book depicts the story of a former German Waffen-SS officer's string of
Devil's_Guard
English actor (1928–2024)
Philip John Guard (29 November 1928 – May 2024) was an English stage actor who occasionally appeared in film and television. Philip John Guard was born in
Philip_Guard
Coast guard of the Philippines
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG; Filipino: Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines'
Philippine_Coast_Guard
Person employed to protect properties or people
A security guard (also known as a security officer, security inspector, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by an organization or
Security_guard
Military unit
The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a bodyguard of the British monarch. The oldest British military corps still in existence, it was created
Yeomen_of_the_Guard
Concept in computer science
used, a guard clause, guard code, or guard statement is a check of integrity preconditions used to avoid errors during execution. The term guard clause
Guard_(computer_science)
Index of articles associated with the same name
French Guards. National Guard may refer to: National Guard (Mauritania) Tunisian National Guard, a separate military force of Tunisia National Guard (Brazil)
National_Guard
Organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is simultaneously part
Army_National_Guard
Working dog
A guard dog or watchdog is a dog used to watch for and guard people or property against unwanted human or animal intruders. A dog trained to attack intruders
Guard_dog
Paramilitary organisation in Norway
The Society Guard (Norwegian: Samfundsvernet), sometimes Norwegian Society Guard (Norsk Samfundsvern), was a volunteer paramilitary organisation in Norway
Society_Guard
Government service concerned with security of national borders
border guard of a country is a national security agency that ensures border security. Some of the national border guard agencies also perform coast guard (as
Border_guard
In numerical analysis, one or more guard digits can be used to reduce the amount of roundoff error. Suppose that the final result of a long, multi-step
Guard_digit
Formal military ceremony
Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is a formal ceremony in which sentries performing ceremonial guard duties at important
Guard_mounting
Topics referred to by the same term
Revolutionary Guard may refer to: Revolutionary Guard Corps (Libyan paramilitary unit) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran Republican guard This disambiguation
Revolutionary_Guard
Index of articles associated with the same name
Republican Guard Guinean Republican Guard Gambian Republican National Guard Ivorian Republican Guard Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Republican Guard of Kazakhstan
Republican_guard
Stretch garment for protection from abrasion, UV and stings
A rash guard, also known as rash vest or rashie, is an athletic shirt made of spandex and nylon or polyester. The name rash guard reflects the fact that
Rash_guard
Group of military bodyguards for the protection of a royal person
A royal guard (also called a palace guard) is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers, or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family
Royal_guard
1966–1968 social movement in China
The Red Guards (Chinese: 红卫兵; pinyin: hóng wèibīng) were a mass, student-led, paramilitary social movement mobilized by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1966 until
Red_Guards
Position in American/Canadian football
A guard (G), also called an offensive guard and subcategorized as a left guard (LG) or right guard (RG), is a gridiron football position that lines up
Guard_(gridiron_football)
Title given to military organizations
Home guard is a title given to military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense
Home_guard
Position in grappling
The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their
Guard_(grappling)
Comic book series
Mouse Guard is an American bi-monthly comic book series written and illustrated by David Petersen and published by Archaia Studios Press. Mouse Guard comics
Mouse_Guard
Royal guard of the King of France (1622–1816)
compagnie des mousquetaires du roi), also known as the Musketeers of the Guard (Mousquetaires de la garde) or King's Musketeers (Mousquetaires du roi)
Musketeers_of_the_Guard
British actress (born 1983)
2003 to 2013. In 2015, Jones began a relationship with director Charles Guard. They became engaged in May 2017 and married in June 2018. They have two
Felicity_Jones
2025 superhero film directed by Victoria Mahoney
The Old Guard 2 is a 2025 American superhero film directed by Victoria Mahoney, from a screenplay by Greg Rucka and Sarah L. Walker, based on the comic
The_Old_Guard_2
English actor
Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953) is an English actor, musician and artist. He is known for roles such as Jim Hawkins in Return to Treasure Island
Christopher_Guard
Fighting style
Long or extended guards are some of the oldest guards in combat sports. Long guards were used in Ancient Greek boxing and are still used today in modern
Long_guard
Japanese protection force for the Emperor and Imperial Family
The Imperial Guard of Japan has been two separate organizations dedicated to the protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and
Imperial_Guard_(Japan)
Maritime security organization
A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different
Coast_guard
2007 Indian film
Eklavya: The Royal Guard is a 2007 Indian epic crime drama film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sharmila Tagore
Eklavya:_The_Royal_Guard
Military and protective unit (1683–1917)
Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (Russian: Лейб-гвардия Leyb-gvardiya, from German Leib "body"; cf. Life Guards / Bodyguard), were
Russian_Imperial_Guard
Goose used as a guard animal
The guard goose, is a domestic goose that is used as a guard animal, both on farms and in other situations. Geese are considered to have excellent eyesight
Guard_goose
Fitting on the crossguard of a sword
A rain-guard or chappe is a piece of leather or metal fitted to the crossguard of European swords of the later medieval period. The purpose of the rain-guard
Rain-guard
Topics referred to by the same term
Railroad Guards, Railroad Guard or Railroad Guard Corps may refer to: Georgia Railroad Guards Independent State Road Guards Railroad Guards (Poland) Train
Railroad_Guards
Daily newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon
The Register-Guard is a daily newspaper in the northwestern United States, published in Eugene, Oregon. It was formed in a 1930 merger of two Eugene papers
The_Register-Guard
Athlete capable of playing multiple positions in their sport
the term "swingman" (a.k.a. "wing" or "guard-forward") denotes a player who can play both the shooting guard (2) and small forward (3) positions, and
Swingman
Position in American football
typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards; however, he may also line up opposite one of the offensive tackles. Defensive
Defensive_tackle
Person who enforces modest dress codes
Modesty guards or modesty patrols either request or force citizens, mostly women, to dress modestly, depending on the country and the location. The definition
Modesty_guard
Combined military forces of the United States
Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard, each assigned specific roles and operational domains. With the exception of the Coast Guard, which operates under the
United_States_Armed_Forces
Original members of the RSDLP Bolshevik faction
большеви́к, romanized: stary bolshevik), also called the Old Bolshevik Guard or Old Party Guard, were members of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic
Old_Bolsheviks
Longest, most coarse hairs in a mammal's coat
Guard hair or overhair is the outer layer of hair of most mammals, which overlay the fur. Guard hairs are long and coarse and protect the rest of the
Guard_hair
1995 film by Sean Penn
The Crossing Guard is a 1995 American independent drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Sean Penn. The film stars Jack Nicholson, David Morse
The_Crossing_Guard
Basketball position
A combo guard is a basketball player who combines the attributes of a point guard (1) and shooting guard (2) but does not necessarily fit the standard
Combo_guard
Topics referred to by the same term
Young Guard may refer to: Young Guard (Napoleonic), French elite military units during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte Young Guard, associated with Soviet
Young_Guard
Formation of the French Imperial Army's Imperial Guard
The Old Guard (French: Vieille garde) was a formation of the French Army's Imperial Guard. Consisting exclusively of veteran troops, it was the most prestigious
Old_Guard_(France)
Latin for "Who will watch the watchmen?"
1st–2nd century Roman poet Juvenal. It may be translated as "Who will guard the guards themselves?" or "Who will watch the watchmen?". The original context
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes?
Type of military unit
In military organizations, a colour guard (or color guard) is a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colours and the national
Colour_guard
Elite French military unit during the Napoleonic Wars
The Imperial Guard (French: Garde Impériale) was the imperial guard formation of the French Imperial Army. Under the direct command of Napoleon, the formation
Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon_I)
Protective sports gear worn around the neck
A neck guard is a piece of protective equipment worn by ice hockey players and officials. The guard is designed to prevent injury to the neck by pucks
Neck_guard
American singer-songwriter (1934–1991)
Donald David Guard (October 19, 1934 – March 22, 1991) was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds
Dave_Guard
Grappling position
Half guard (or half mount) is a defensive ground grappling position where one combatant is lying on the other, with the bottom combatant having one leg
Half_guard
Internal troops and military reserve force of the Russian Federation
The Federal Service of Troops of National Guard of the Russian Federation, officially known as the Rosgvardiya (Russian: Росгвардия, lit. 'Rosguard /
National_Guard_of_Russia
Leading part of a military formation
The vanguard (sometimes abbreviated to van and also called the advance guard) is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number
Vanguard
Ceremonial guard troop
The quarter guard is a small detachment of troops that can be used as a ceremonial guard which may be mounted at the entrance of a military unit to pay
Quarter_guard
singing voice in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; Rob Lowe in The Lion Guard; Donald Glover in the 2019 film and Mufasa: The Lion King and JD McCrary
List of The Lion King (franchise) characters
List_of_The_Lion_King_(franchise)_characters
Flexible washer used in a horse bit
A bit guard (cheek guard in Australia) is a specialty piece of horse tack: a washer, usually made of flexible rubber, that is sometimes used in pairs on
Bit_guard
Service academy in New London, Connecticut, U.S.
States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is the U.S. service academy specifically for the United States Coast Guard. Founded
United States Coast Guard Academy
United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy
French military and police reserve force
The National Guard (French: Garde nationale) is a French military, gendarmerie, and police reserve force, active in its current form since 2016 but originally
National_Guard_(France)
Topics referred to by the same term
A Financial Guard is the name of some civilian or military police forces responsible for enforcing financial laws such as taxation or customs. It may
Financial_Guard
2020 American action-fantasy film
The Old Guard is a 2020 American superhero film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Greg Rucka, based on his comic book series. It stars
The_Old_Guard_(2020_film)
Fictional comic book group
The Winter Guard (Russian: Зимняя Гвардия, romanized: Zimnyaya Gvardiya) is a fictional team of Russian superheroes appearing in American comic books
Winter_Guard
British actress (born 1952)
Philippa Ann Guard (born 13 October 1952) is a British actress known for her work on stage and television during the late 1970s and 1980s. After joining
Pippa_Guard
GUARD
GUARD
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Edward, Old English Ēadward, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + w(e)ard ‘guard’. The English personal name also became popular on the Continent as a result of the fame of the two canonized kings of England, Edward the Martyr (962–79) and Edward the Confessor (1004–66). They certainly contributed largely to its great popularity in England.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : humorous nickname for a man with shapely legs, from jarrett ‘hock’.French : variant spelling of Garet, which has various explanations: from Old French garet ‘shelter’, a derivative of garer ‘to protect’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman or a topographic name for someone who lived by a covered shelter for animals, or a habitational name for someone from a place named with this word, for example in Allier and Puy-de-Dôme; or alternatively from a pet form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with the element geri, gari ‘spear’ or ward ‘guard’, ‘protect’.English : variant spelling of Garrett.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Hereweard, composed of the elements here ‘army’ + weard ‘guard’, which was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire, leader of resistance to the advancing Normans. The Old Norse cognate Hervarðr was also common and, particularly in the Danelaw, it may in part lie behind the surname.Welsh : variant of Havard.John Harvard (1607–38), who gave his name to Harvard College, was the son of a London butcher. He inherited considerable property, and emigrated to MA in 1637. On his death he bequeathed half his estate and the whole of his library to the newly founded college at Cambridge, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : occupational name for someone in charge of a mill, from Old English mylen ‘mill’ + weard ‘guardian’. In southern England and the West Midlands this was a standard medieval term for a miller. Compare Miller.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Germanic personal name Grimward, composed of grīm ‘mask’, ‘helmet’ + ward ‘guard’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ayer.English : topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, Middle English hay (see Hay 1) + the suffix -er(e) denoting an inhabitant.French : occupational name for a warder of woodland, from an agent derivative of Old French haye ‘hedge’, ‘enclosed forest’.South German : from an agent derivative of Middle High German heien ‘to guard or protect’, hence an occupational name for a warden of woodland or crops.Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan, also called Her.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a Germanic personal name, Warinhari, composed of the elements war(in) ‘guard’ + hari, heri ‘army’.English : variant of Garner 1.This name was also brought to America by the Huguenots.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from a place called Hey.Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, Dutch hei, heide.German : metonymic occupational name for a grower or mower of grass, from Middle High German höu ‘grass’, ‘hay’.North German (Frisian) and Dutch : from a Germanic personal name formed with hag ‘fence’, ‘enclosure’ as the first element.South German : occupational name from Middle High German heie ‘ranger’, ‘warden’, ‘guard’ or a topographic name from Middle High German haie ‘protected wood’.
Surname or Lastname
Frisian
Frisian : from the personal name Hadder, derived from a Germanic name composed of the elements hadu ‘strife’ + ward ‘guard’, ‘protector’.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Guardian
Boy/Male
Tamil
Guarding, Protecting
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : variant of Lockhart 1 and 2.English : from Middle English Locward ‘keeper of the fold’, from Old English, Middle English loc ‘enclosure’, ‘fold’ + Middle English ward ‘guardian’, ‘keeper’ (Old English weard)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the popular medieval personal name Hudde, which is of complex origin. It is usually explained as a pet form of Hugh, but there was a pre-existing Old English personal name, Hūda, underlying place names such as Huddington, Worcestershire. This personal name may well still have been in use at the time of the Norman Conquest. If so, it was absorbed by the Norman Hugh and its many diminutives. Reaney adduces evidence that Hudde was also regarded as a pet form of Richard.German : from a short form of a Germanic compound personal name formed with hut ‘guard’ as the first element.Variant spelling of German Hütt (see Huett).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hut, German Hut ‘hat’ (see Huth).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English : from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name HÄward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.English : variant of Ewart 2.Irish : see Fogarty.Irish (County Clare) surname adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó hÃomhair, which was formerly Anglicized as O’Hure.The house of Howard, the leading family of the English Roman Catholic nobility, was founded by Sir William Howard or Haward of Norfolk (d. 1308). The family acquired the dukedom of Norfolk by marriage. The first duke of Norfolk of the Howard line was created earl marshal of England by Richard III in 1483, and this office has been held by his succeeding male heirs to the present day. They also hold the earldoms of Suffolk, Berkshire, Carlisle, and Effingham. Henry VIII’s fifth queen, Catherine Howard (?1520–42), was a niece of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. American Howards include the father and son John Eager Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard of Baltimore, MD, both MD politicians.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a keeper of swine, from Old English fÅr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ (compare Forman 1) + weard ‘guardian’ (see Ward 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an official who was responsible for protecting land or enclosed forest from damage by animals, poachers, or vandals, from Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ (see Hay 1) + ward ‘guardian’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman, from Old French garde ‘watch’, ‘protection’, a word of Germanic origin. Compare Ward 1.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree, Middle High German holder, or from a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be the protector of a house.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Holder ‘elder tree’.English (chiefly western counties) : occupational name for a tender of animals, from an agent derivative of Middle English hold(en) ‘to guard or keep’ (Old English h(e)aldan). It is possible that this word was also used in the wider sense of a holder of land within the feudal system. Compare Helder.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Cēnweard ‘bold guardian’ or Cyneweard ‘royal guardian’.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : metonymic occupational name for a gardener, from the objective case (gard) of Old French gardin ‘garden’.English : variant spelling of Guard.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead so named, from Old Norse garðr ‘farm’.Swedish (Gård) : topographic or ornamental name from gård ‘farm’.
GUARD
GUARD
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Muruga
Boy/Male
Indian
Symbol
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sapthabhi | ஸபà¯à®¤à®¾à®ªà¯€
Seven stringed lute
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fact, Truth, Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Lover; Warm-hearted; Affectionate; Friend; Beloved; Al-wadood; The All-loving; One of the Names of Allah
Boy/Male
Polish
Loves glory.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from Middle English, Old French garbe ‘wheatsheaf’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a reaper or harvester, or for someone who collected wheatsheaves owed in rent.German : variant of Garb.
Girl/Female
French
Feminine of Denis from the Greek name Dionysus.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Same as Gayatri
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Durga, Calm
GUARD
GUARD
GUARD
GUARD
GUARD
n.
The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.
n.
The room occupied by the guard during its term of duty; also, a room where prisoners are confined.
a.
Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded.
n.
A member, either officer or private, of any military body called Guards.
a.
Without a guard or defense; unguarded.
n.
Guardianship.
n.
One who guards; a guard.
n.
A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.
n.
A guardian.
a.
Without a guardian.
pl.
of Guardsman
n. pl.
A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."
n.
Guardianship.
n.
A female guardian.
v. t.
One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden.
a.
Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care.
n.
One who guards.
n.
Guardianship.
n.
The guard or defense of a castle.