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Hereward
"Derived from Old English 'Hereweard', a compound of army (here) and protection (weard)from the Old English name Hereweard The Anglo-Saxon hero Hereward the Wake led a revolt against William the Conqueror in the 11th century"
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- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
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Hereward is a baby name with English context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Derived from Old English 'Hereweard', a compound of army (here) and protection (weard)from the Old English name Hereweard The Anglo-Saxon hero Hereward the....
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