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Harding

US/ˈhɑɹdɪŋ/

Harding proper noun: an English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Harding

  1. An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, named after Russell Harding.
  4. A minor city in Morrison County, Minnesota.
  5. A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
  6. A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
  7. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, named after the county.
  8. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, named after Confederate French Harding.
  9. A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
  10. A town in Ugu district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Forms of Harding

alternative formHardinge

Origin of Harding

Originally a patronymic from Hardy or from compound given names with the Germanic element *hard (“hard”).

Words formed from Harding

Phrases with Harding

Questions about Harding

What does Harding mean?
Harding means an English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Harding?
Harding is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Harding?
Harding is pronounced /ˈhɑɹdɪŋ/ (US).

Words near Harding in the dictionary

  1. hardims
  2. Hardin
  3. Hardin County
  4. hardiness
  5. hardinesses
  6. Harding
  7. Harding County
  8. Harding grass
  9. harding up
  10. Hardinge
  11. Hardinger

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Harding (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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