Hord as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hord

What is the meaning of the name Hord ?

The baby name Hord is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /hɔrd/ (rhymes with "board").

Hord is English, Germanic in Origin.

Hord is a rare Germanic masculine name with twin etymological paths. In Old English, hord meant "treasure" or "hidden wealth," the source of modern English hoard, lending an aura of preciousness. In Old Norse, the personal name Hǫrðr (modern Icelandic Hörður) is variously connected to harðr, "hard, strong, brave," or to the ethnonym Hǫrðar, the people of Hordaland, so the name can suggest toughness or regional identity. Either route yields a compact, rugged sound.

Documented as a medieval Norse given name - most memorably in the Icelandic Harðar saga og Hólmverja - Hord later surfaces in English records chiefly as a transferred surname, with occasional 17th–19th-century given-name use in Britain and North America. Variants and cognates include Hörður (Icelandic), Hørður (Faroese), and Scandinavian Hård/Hard (mainly surnames); related surnames include Hoard and Hordt. The English given name Hardy is a semantic cousin. The meaning span - from "treasure" to "hardy, brave" - gives Hord a concise, time-worn character.

⚙ Hord is a genuine rarity. We count just 17 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 13 countries.