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Audible, irregularly cadenced count by a quarterback
A hard count by a quarterback at the beginning of a gridiron football play is an audible snap count that uses an irregular, accented (thus, the term "hard")
Hard_count
Room for counting money
referred to as hard count). Some high-volume cash businesses, especially casinos, will operate two distinct rooms. "State of Washington count room requirements"
Count_room
2002 studio album by Counting Crows
Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by American rock band Counting Crows, released in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2002, and the following day in the
Hard Candy (Counting Crows album)
Hard_Candy_(Counting_Crows_album)
Flying disc game
released "Kan Jam Hard Count", a football game designed and created by collaborators PJ Tudisco and Andy Wheeler. Kan Jam Hard Count has elements of football
KanJam
Complexity class
can be defined as counting the number of accepting paths of a polynomial-time non-deterministic Turing machine. The problem is #P-hard, meaning that every
♯P-complete
Casino gambling machine
count US term referring to the total value of coins or tokens removed from a slot machine's drop bucket or drop box for counting by the casino's hard
Slot_machine
Grain quality measure
Vitreous kernel count is a way to characterize grain quality by observing the optical properties of the grains. The appearance of the grain correlates
Vitreous_kernel_count
1988 film by John McTiernan
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts
Die_Hard
American hard rock band
Count's 77 is a hard rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. It was formed by Danny "The Count" Koker, titular star of Counting Cars, the History Channel spinoff
Count's_77
Electro-mechanical data storage device
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical computer data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data
Hard_disk_drive
1983 single by Depeche Mode
"Work Hard", called one of the more "experimental" Depeche Mode songs produced to date, was co-written by Martin Gore and Wilder. "Everything Counts" reached
Everything_Counts
Music genre
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by vocals and electric guitars that are aggressive and distorted relative to traditional
Hard_rock
Nobility title in European countries
Count Nefaria Count Vertigo Count von Count Count Duckula Count Olaf Count Chocula Count Paris Count of Monte Cristo Count Dooku Count Dracula Count Orlok
Count
its outreach on Hard-to-Count regions and traditionally Hard-to-Count groups, like men ages 18–25 or children. California's Hard-to-Count scores higher
California Complete Count Committee
California_Complete_Count_Committee
Backward passing of the ball in gridiron football
may be unable to hear the snap count and are forced to concentrate more on visual cues (silent snap count or a hard count), or risk false start penalties
Snap_(gridiron_football)
Delegate Hard Count: This only included bound delegates that had to vote for a candidate even if they supported another candidate. Delegate Soft Count: This
2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
2012_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries
Monitoring system in computer drives
Stats Tell Us About Hard Drives". Cloud Storage & Cloud Backup. Backblaze Blog. There was a direct link between Reallocated Sectors Count and how quickly
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
Self-Monitoring,_Analysis_and_Reporting_Technology
U.S. political event held in Cleveland, Ohio
Green Papers. Retrieved June 9, 2016. "The Green Papers's "hard count" "consists of a count of the National Convention delegates as they are formally allocated
2016 Republican National Convention
2016_Republican_National_Convention
Advantage a team has playing in home venue
the snap count. In contrast, the crowd is often quiet while the home team is on offense, and that enables the quarterback to use the hard count intended
Home_advantage
1993 film by John Woo
Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work
Hard_Target
2007 American action film directed by Len Wiseman
Hard (released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America) is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Len Wiseman. It is the sequel to Die Hard with
Live_Free_or_Die_Hard
Unsuccessful trick play in American football
Pagano had apparently told Anderson before the play that he was to use a hard count to try to draw them offside should they fail to catch the defense with
Colts_Catastrophe
1986 single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
limited the number of items that could count towards the official charts, following the earlier ZTT excesses. "Rage Hard" eventually reached number four on
Rage_Hard
Directory entry (in a directory-based file system) that associates a name with a file
support hard links use reference counting. The file system stores an integer value with each logical data section that represents the total number of hard links
Hard_link
Rule in boxing
count can be assessed for a hard punch where the boxer is hurt but not technically knocked down, but legally is knocked down. A standing eight count is
Standing_eight_count
2024 studio album by Body Count
Retrieved November 29, 2024. Schnädelbach, Buffo. "Body Count: Merciless – RockHard". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024. Turman, Katherine
Merciless_(Body_Count_album)
2020 studio album by Body Count
May 18, 2020. "Body Count Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020. "Body Count Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard
Carnivore_(Body_Count_album)
American academic (1936–2026)
631) Sage Foundation, 2010/ ISBN 9781412992589 Kenneth Prewitt. The Hard Count: The Political and Social Challenges of Census Mobilization Russell Sage
Kenneth_Prewitt
Statistical data type
estimate parameters that are often hard to interpret. The Poisson distribution can form the basis for some analyses of count data and in this case Poisson
Count_data
Nosferatu antagonist
Count Orlok (German: Graf Orlok; Romanian: Contele Orlok; Hungarian: Orlok gróf), also known colloquially as Nosferatu, is a fictional character who first
Count_Orlok
18th-century European adventurer and intellectual
The Count of St. Germain (French: Comte de Saint Germain; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃t də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; 1691 or 1712 – 27 February 1784) whose real name
Count_of_St._Germain
American reality television series
Company employees. He also heads a Las Vegas hard rock band, Count's 77. Scott Jones was the manager of Count's Kustoms, and Danny's bookkeeper. Scott left
Counting_Cars
1992 film directed by John Woo
Hard Boiled (Chinese: 辣手神探; lit. 'Hard Boiled Detective') is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Gordon Chan and Barry
Hard_Boiled
TNA Wrestling pay-per-view event
The 2024 Hard To Kill was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on January
Hard_To_Kill_(2024)
American football player (born 1982)
Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023. Matt Maiocco. "Hard count a lot more difficult on the road". Press Democrat. Retrieved December
Shawntae_Spencer
immediately after, but only if, the ball crosses out of the neutral zone. hard count A strategy commonly used by offenses to convert on fourth down and less
Glossary of American football terms
Glossary_of_American_football_terms
1992 studio album by Body Count
York Times wrote that with Body Count, Ice-T "has recognized a kinship between his gangster raps and post-punk, hard-core rock, both of which break taboos
Body_Count_(album)
American sports journalist (born 1984)
2016 Hansen, Barrett 4th Down Strategy: Punt, Go for It, or Try the Hard Count? Harvard Sports Analysis Collective. March 22, 2016 Frauenfelder, Mark
Bill_Barnwell
2006 song by Lordi
"Hard Rock Hallelujah" is a song by the Finnish rock band Lordi. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens, resulting
Hard_Rock_Hallelujah
Number of transistors in a device
The transistor count is the number of transistors in an electronic device (typically on a single substrate or silicon die). It is the most common measure
Transistor_count
American rock band
San Francisco Bay Area "Counting Crows' Adam Duritz reveals secrets to show here". The Greenville News. "Counting Crows: Hard Candy". PopMatters. September
Counting_Crows
Series of fantastical animated pinball sequences from 1977 Sesame Street
Teaches Counting But Is INSANELY Hard To Count. Retrieved 2025-10-04 – via YouTube. "Pinball Number Count". sesamestreet.org. Pinball Number Count (#12)
Pinball_Number_Count
2006 studio album by Ten Second Epic
Princess", "Count Yourself In", and "Old Habits Die Hard" and they have received notable airplay on Much Music. The "Old Habits Die Hard" video even made
Count_Yourself_In
Hereditary rank in various European peerages
vulnerable provinces were administered by the emperor. The titles "duke" and "count" were similarly distinguished as ranks in the Byzantine Empire, with dux
Marquess
German internet entrepreneur and musician
"Count Jaye & The Hard Beats" co-produced by Müller himself and industry veteran Morris D. Temple. This was followed up with Count Jaye & The Hard Beats'
Jaye_Muller
1978 single by Jefferson Starship
Starship's success, although the band had now become a hard rock outfit. Balin's lighter 'Count on Me' was a US top 10 hit in 1978. "Jefferson Starship"
Count On Me (Jefferson Starship song)
Count_On_Me_(Jefferson_Starship_song)
2008 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event
The 2008 Hard Justice was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place
Hard_Justice_(2008)
1985 studio album by Y&T
Down for the Count is the seventh studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Y&T, released on November 4, 1985, by A&M Records. The album marks
Down_for_the_Count
2005 child abuse trial of American singer
on four counts of molesting a minor, four counts of intoxicating a minor to molest him, one count of attempted child molestation, one count of conspiring
Trial_of_Michael_Jackson
2007 US comedy film by Jake Kasdan
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 American musical comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, and written by Kasdan and co-producer Judd Apatow. It stars
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk_Hard:_The_Dewey_Cox_Story
American heavy metal band
Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group is fronted by Ice-T, who first established himself as a rapper but
Body_Count_(band)
for Cook-Levin Theorem is parsimonious. This implies that #SAT is #P-hard. Counting solutions is intractable (#P-complete) in many special cases for which
♯SAT
American doom metal band
adopted a fantasy persona: Pinkerton as "The Rat Queen," Black as "The Count," Lanzilotta as "The Plague Doctor," and Strmic as "The Druid," with Madeline
Castle_Rat
Swedish doom metal band
Count Raven are a Swedish doom metal band established in 1989. From 1990 to 1996, the band released four studio albums, then broke up in 1998. In 2003
Count_Raven
American rapper (born 1965)
the most well-produced hip-hop albums of all time. Musical themes included hard-hitting synthesizer solos played by Wolfe, bass-heavy compositions, background
Dr._Dre
been played on three different surfaces: hard outdoors: Indian Wells, Miami, Canada, Cincinnati and Shanghai; hard indoors: Stuttgart (1998–2001), Madrid
ATP Masters 1000 singles records and statistics
ATP_Masters_1000_singles_records_and_statistics
Type of computational problem
at least one. There are some counting problems known to be #P-hard, but possibly exceeding #P: Given two graphs, count the number of graph isomorphisms
Counting_problem_(complexity)
Langenburg, which supports four bells, and still stands today. The count worked hard and successfully to rebuild his county, which suffered badly during
Henry Frederick, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Henry_Frederick,_Count_of_Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Japanese manga series
Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? (Japanese: アンドロイドは経験人数に入りますか??, Hepburn: Andoroido wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka??) is a Japanese
Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?
Does_It_Count_If_You_Lose_Your_Virginity_to_an_Android?
2023 Impact Wrestling pay-per-view event
a Falls Count Anywhere match at Hard To Kill, which was made official later in the night. There were three matches on the Countdown to Hard to Kill pre-show
Hard_To_Kill_(2023)
Topics referred to by the same term
company Hard Candy (Counting Crows album) or the title song, 2002 Hard Candy (Madonna album), 2008 Hard Candy (Ned Doheny album), 1976 "Hard Candy", a
Hard_Candy
Predominantly Scottish cloth pattern
in a thread count is an even number to assist in manufacture. The first and last threads of the thread count are the pivots. A thread count combined with
Tartan
Blackjack strategy used to determine advantage in upcoming hands
card). The counting system in Beat the Dealer, the 10-count, is harder to use and less profitable than later systems. A history of how counting developed
Card_counting
American rock band
the Billboard 200, Rock Albums, Digital Albums, Alternative Albums, and Hard Rock Albums charts. Following the end of the album's tour cycle, the band
Evanescence
Counting system used by British shepherds
The counting system has been used for products sold within Northern England and Yorkshire, such as prints, beers, alcoholic sparkling water (hard seltzer
Yan_tan_tethera
Family of ticks
family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 750 species, as of 2025[update]. They are known as 'hard ticks' because
Ixodidae
Norwegian criminal and musician (born 1973)
Arrested Count was heavily armed, news coverage in Aftenposten The nun-murders inspired by The count, news coverage in Dagbladet (in Norwegian) The Count could
Varg_Vikernes
Fictional Viennese comic figure
Count Bobby (German: Graf Bobby) is a fictional Viennese comic figure, originating as the subject of a traditional joke cycle. Graf Bobby is a refined
Count_Bobby
2004 book by Seth Mnookin
source of information to determining what will count as major news for the next twenty-four hours." "Hard News by Seth Mnookin | PenguinRandomHouse.com:
Hard_News_(book)
2025 National Wrestling Alliance pay-per-view event
NWA Hard Times V was a professional wrestling event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It was the fifth event in the Hard Times chronology
NWA_Hard_Times_V
Ability to make choices voluntarily
per se never count as self-evident proof of anything. Quoted by Shariff, Schooler & Vohs: The hazards of claiming to have solved the hard problem of free
Free_will
American murderer (1947–2026)
second trial that began on December 11, 1991, she was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder and later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison
Betty_Broderick
Process of counting votes in an election
Vote counting is the process of counting votes in an election. It can be done manually or by machines. In the United States, the compilation of election
Vote_counting
2021 film by Jeymes Samuel
The Harder They Fall is a 2021 American Western film directed by Jeymes Samuel (in his feature directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Boaz
The Harder They Fall (2021 film)
The_Harder_They_Fall_(2021_film)
commonly, length is based on orthography (conventional spelling rules) and counting the number of written letters. Alternate, but less common, approaches include
Longest_word_in_English
2002 single by Counting Crows
Girls" is a single by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the second track on their fourth studio album, Hard Candy (2002), and features Sheryl Crow
American Girls (Counting Crows song)
American_Girls_(Counting_Crows_song)
1994 video game
textures as dark and grainy making it hard to see activity in the level. Nick Smith (1998). "Operation Body Count - Review - allgame". Allgame. Archived
Operation_Body_Count
Type of cells of the immunological system
and thus the white blood cell count is an important subset of the complete blood count. The normal white cell count is usually between 4 billion/L and
White_blood_cell
2006 studio album by Bring Me the Horizon
Count Your Blessings is the debut studio album by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Recorded at DEP International Studios in Birmingham with producer
Count_Your_Blessings
American rapper (born 1974)
Association of America (RIAA). In 1996, Lil' Kim released her debut album, Hard Core, which spawned the singles "No Time", "Not Tonight (Ladies Night)",
Lil'_Kim
American actor (born 1989)
ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. That December, he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment. After the conviction, he was dropped from numerous
Jonathan_Majors
modern serial killers who currently have the highest verifiable murder count. It excludes medical professionals and pseudo-medical professionals with
List of serial killers by number of victims
List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims
American rock band
VH1 ranked them at number 14 in their special, 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025
Soundgarden
hard-copy directories and CD-ROMs. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy
List of postal codes of Canada: T
List_of_postal_codes_of_Canada:_T
American singer-songwriter (born 2001)
UK and earned her a second Academy Award. Her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft (2024), was met with critical acclaim and spawned the US top-five
Billie_Eilish
Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony (died 1217)
April 1217), Landgrave of Thuringia and (as Hermann III) Count Palatine of Saxony, called the Hard, was the second son of Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
Hermann_I,_Landgrave_of_Thuringia
Recreational drug beverage
an opioid drug and an antihistamine drug with a soft drink and sometimes hard candy. The beverage originated in Houston as early as the 1960s and is popular
Lean_(drug)
Margaretha Maria "Peggy" Hård (1825–1894) was a Swedish office clerk, counted as the first woman of her profession in Sweden. Peggy Hård was the daughter of
Peggy_Hård
Short story by Flannery O'Connor
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is a Southern gothic short story first published in 1953 by author Flannery O'Connor who, in her own words, described it as
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (short story)
A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find_(short_story)
The American rock group Counting Crows has released eight studio albums, one extended play, two compilation albums and five live albums. Five of the band's
Counting_Crows_discography
Captivity and abuse of Elisabeth Fritzl
they were foundlings each time. Fritzl was arrested by Austrian police on counts of rape, false imprisonment, murder by negligence, and incest, one week
Fritzl_case
Spanish infante (1913–1993)
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg; 20 June 1913 – 1 April 1993), was a claimant to the Spanish
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
Infante_Juan,_Count_of_Barcelona
English drummer (1948–1980)
guitarist John Paul Jones to form Led Zeppelin. Bonham showcased a hard-hitting hard rock style, but also handled funk and Latin-influenced grooves in
John_Bonham
Count Nils Bielke (1792–1845) was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber of the King of Sweden and the head of the comital house of Bielke, counts of Salsta and
Nils_Bielke_(1792–1845)
Measure of twist in yarn
industry. It measures how much twist a yarn has, and can be calculated by counting the number of twists in an inch of yarn. Twist is needed in yarn to hold
Twist_per_inch
American actor (born 1991)
Outta Compton (2015), Crown Heights (2017), The Photograph (2020), The Harder They Fall (2021), Haunted Mansion (2023) and The Book of Clarence (2023)
LaKeith_Stanfield
11th-century progenitor of the House of Ascania
Ascania, (i.e., the oldest known member of his dynasty). Esico was the count of Ballenstedt (r. 1036-1060), and his possessions became the nucleus of
Esico_of_Ballenstedt
Music television series
The Greatest is a television series broadcast on VH1. Each episode counts down either songs, albums, music videos, moments, musicians, or celebrities of
The_Greatest_(VH1_TV_series)
King of Norway from 1046 to 1066
harðráði, which has been translated variously as 'hard in counsel', 'tyrannical', 'tyrant', 'hard-ruler', 'ruthless', 'savage in counsel', 'tough', and
Harald_Hardrada
American actor (born 1952)
portraying police officers on screen, such as Sergeant Al Powell in the Die Hard franchise and Carl Winslow in the television sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998)
Reginald_VelJohnson
HARD COUNT
HARD COUNT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chard or South Chard in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Cerdren, possibly from Old English ceart ‘rough heathland’ + ærn ‘building’, ‘dwelling’. In some instances the surname may have arisen simply as a topographic name from ceart.French : from the personal name Chard, a short form of Richard;French : habitational name for someone from Chard in the department of Creuse.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Male
English
Pet name for longer English names containing Hard- or Hart-, HARDY means "brave, hardy, strong."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Heard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Heard or a Norman cognate Hard(on), also of Germanic origin. This was a byname meaning ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’, but it also seems to have been used as a short form of the various compound names containing this as a first element. Occasionally this may also be a variant of Hardy.English, German, Dutch, and Swedish (Hård) : nickname for a stern or severe man, from Middle English, Middle Low German hard, Middle Dutch hart, hert, Swedish hård ‘hard’, ‘inflexible’. The Swedish name was probably originally a soldier’s name.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of particularly hard ground or one that was difficult to farm. Compare Hardacre.Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch harde, herde ‘herder’.
Boy/Male
British, Danish, Dutch, English, Swedish
Hard Strength; Firm; Brave; Hardy; Strong
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Arabic, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Irish, Jamaican, Teutonic
Bard; Surname; Guardian; Watchman
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English weard, WARD means "guard, watchman."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Hearts Feelings
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire and Northumbria), also Scottish
English (chiefly Yorkshire and Northumbria), also Scottish : variant spelling of Heard.
Male
Hindi/Indian
(हरि) Hindi name HARI means "he who takes away." In Hindu mythology, this is a name borne by Vishnu.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Midlands)
English (chiefly Midlands) : variant spelling of Heard.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hearts feeling, Main, Meaning
Male
Japanese
(1-晴, 2-春, 3-陽) Japanese unisex name HARU means 1) "clear up," 2) "spring," or 3) "sun, sunlight." Compare with another form of Haru.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Herd.Respelling of Swedish HÃ¥rd (see Hard 2).
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : from a personal name or nickname meaning ‘stag’, Middle English hert, Middle Low German hërte, harte.German : variant spelling of Hardt 1 and 2.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name or a nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAirt ‘descendant of Art’, a byname meaning ‘bear’, ‘hero’. The English name became established in Ireland in the 17th century.French : from an Old French word meaning ‘rope’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker or a hangman.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch hart, hert ‘hard’, ‘strong’, ‘ruthless’, ‘unruly’.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Stephen Hart was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the possessive case of the personal name Hard, denoting a son or servant of someone called Hard.
Female
Japanese
(1-晴, 2-春, 3-陽) Japanese unisex name HARU means 1) "clear up," 2) "spring," or 3) "sun, sunlight."
Male
German
Short form of German Harman, HARM means "bold/hardy man." In use by the Dutch.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and French
English, Scottish, and French : nickname for a brave or
foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold’,
‘courageous’ (of Germanic origin; compare Hard 1).Irish : in addition to being an importation of the English name,
this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of
Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.Scottish : variant spelling of Hardie 2.Bearers of the surname Hardy from Anjou and Normandy, France, are documented
in Quebec City in 1669. The secondary surnames Châtillon,
HARD COUNT
HARD COUNT
Girl/Female
Greek, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Spanish
Little Princess; Little Noble Woman
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord, Supreme spirit
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Light.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Flower
Female
Dutch
, father of joy.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Bláthnat, BLANID means "little flower."
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Beloved of Lord Krishna; Radha
Female
English
Anglicized form of Welsh Gwyneth, GYNETH means "luck, happiness." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the daughter of King Arthur, in Sir Walter Scott's The Bridal of Triermain.Â
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Irish, Jamaican, Norse, Portuguese, Teutonic
Cenel Island; Brave; Ship's Island; Shining Upon Man
Girl/Female
French
Jewel.
HARD COUNT
HARD COUNT
HARD COUNT
HARD COUNT
HARD COUNT
adv.
With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; as, to run hard.
v. t.
To harden; to make hard.
a.
Having hard hands, as a manual laborer.
a.
Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured.
superl.
Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.
adv.
With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.
a.
Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan was hard-favored.
superl.
Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.
superl.
Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.
v. t.
To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding; as, to card wool; to card a horse.
a.
Having hard or strong hands; as, a hard-fisted laborer.
v. t.
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.
superl.
Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.
n.
A plant; chard.
n.
The hard wing case of a beetle.
superl.
Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.
superl.
Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.
superl.
Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.
superl.
Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.
a. Vigorously
contested; as, a hard-fought battle.