Hardy

Hardy is the given name of:
Hardy Åström (born 1951), Swedish retired National Hockey League goaltender
Hardy Binguila (born 1996), Congolese footballer
Hardy Brown (1924-1991), American National Football League and American Football League player
Hardy Campbell, Jr. (c. 1863-1898), American horse trainer and owner
Hardy Cross (1885-1959), American structural engineer
Hardy Cross Dillard (1902-1982), American jurist, judge on the International Court of Justice
Hardy N. Ganong (1890-1963), Canadian sportsman and major general
Hardy Haberman (born 1950), American author, filmmaker, educator, designer and prominent figure in the leather/fetish/BDSM community
Hardy Ivy (1779–1842), said to be the first person of European descent to permanently settle in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Hardy Jones, American wildlife and conservation documentary filmmaker
Hardy Krüger, (born 1928), German actor born Franz Eberhard August Krüger
Hardy Künzli, Swiss former slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s
Hardy Limeback, Canadian associate professor of dentistry
Hardy Lucas, a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles
Hardy Murfree (1752-1809), American lieutenant colonel in the American Revolutionary War
Hardy Myers (born 1939), American lawyer and politician
Hardy Nickerson (born 1965), American former National Football League player
Hardy Nilsson (born 1947), Swedish retired ice hockey player and coach
Hardy Pace (1785–1864), American ferryman, miller and early settler of Atlanta, Georgia
Hardy Falconer Parsons (1897-1917), English First World War officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Hardy Rafn (1930-1997), Danish actor
Hardy Rawls (born 1952), American actor
Hardy Richardson (1855-1931), American Major League Baseball player nicknamed "Hardy"
Hardy Strickland (1818-1884), Confederate politician and soldier
Hardy Ward (born c. 1950), American former world champion archer
Hardy Williams (1931-2010), American politician

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C. 1200, "bold, daring, fearless," also "presumptuous, audacious," from Old French hardi "bold, brave, courageous; confident, presumptuous," from past participle of hardir "to harden, be or make bold," from Frankish *hardjan "to make hard" (source also of Old Frisian herda, Old High German herten, Old Norse herða, Gothic gahardjan "make hard"), from Proto-Germanic *hardu- (see hard (adj.)). Sense influenced by English hard. Of plants, "able to survive in the open year-round," 1660s. Related: Hardily; hardiness. Hardhede "physical hardiness" is attested from early 15c.

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Strong, hardy, bold, brave.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Matt Hardy	1974	American professional wrestler
2	Greg Hardy	1988	American football player, defensive end
3	G.H. Hardy	1877	British mathematician
4	Oliver Hardy	1892	American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy
5	Françoise Hardy	1944	French singer and actress
6	Dan Hardy	1982	British martial artist
7	Don Ed Hardy	1945	American artist
8	Hardy Krüger	1928	German actor
9	Hardy Sandhu	1986	Indian singer and actor
10	Karen Hardy	1970	Professional Latin American dancer
11	Alister Hardy	1896	British marine biologist
12	Andy Hardy
13	Jeremy Hardy	1961	British comedian
14	J. J. Hardy	1982	Major League Baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles organization
15	Justin Hardy	1991	American football player
16	Chips Hardy		English screenwriter, novelist, playwright and creative director
17	Anthony Hardy	1951	British serial killer
18	Heather Hardy	1982
19	Hardy Nickerson	1965	American football player
20	Jessica Hardy	1987	American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder
21	Marieke Hardy	1976	Australian writer and broadcaster
22	Darren Hardy	1971	American newspaper publisher
23	Trevor Hardy	1945	British serial killer
24	Christian Steiffen	1971	German actor
25	Edwin Hardy Amies	1909	English fashion designer
26	Cresent Hardy	1957	Member of the US House of Representatives from Nevada
27	Rob Hardy	1971	US-american producer, screenwriter, television and film director
28	Julia Hardy	1980	British television presenter
29	Patricia Hardy	1931	Actress
30	Jonathan Hardy	1940	New Zealand actor
31	Hardy Rodenstock	1941	German record producer
32	Steve Hardy
33	Annie Hardy	1981	American musician
34	Ron Hardy	1958	American DJ
35	Linda Hardy	1973	French actress and model
36	Walter Hardy
37	Felicity Hardy
38	Frank Hardy	1917	Australian novelist and political activist
39	Hardy Rawls	1952	American actor
40	Janet Hardy		Writer and sex educator
41	Barry Hardy	1962	American professional wrestler
42	Hagood Hardy	1937	Canadian politician
43	Jack Hardy	1947	American lyrical singer-songwriter and playwright based in Greenwich Village
44	Leslie Hardy	1970	American musician
45	Hardy Crueger	1962	German writer
46	Hardy Hartono	1983
47	Dwight Hardy	1987	American basketball player
48	Moses Hardy	1894	American Supercentenarian
49	Bert Hardy	1913	British photographer
50	Blaine Hardy	1987	American professional baseball pitcher
51	Jocelyn Lee Hardy	1894	British military officer and POW
52	René Hardy	1911	French resistance member
53	Audrey March Hardy
54	Hugh Hardy	1932	American architect
55	Hardy Cross	1885	American engineer
56	Arnold Hardy		American photographer
57	Bella Hardy	1984	English folk musician
58	Jim Hardy	1923	American football player
59	F. Digby Hardy	1868	British criminal, spy
60	Florian Hardy	1985	French ice hockey player
61	Hardy Brown	1924	American football player
62	Rod Hardy	1949	Australian television and film director
63	Lyndon Hardy	1941	American writer
64	Hardy Richardson	1855	Major League Baseball player
65	Carroll Hardy	1933	American baseball player
66	K8 Hardy	1977	American artist
67	Jess Hardy		Australian broadcaster
68	Roger Hardy	1969	Canadian businessman
69	Paul Hardy	1942	American politician
70	Hardy Hard	1974	German disc jockey
71	Sam Hardy	1883	English footballer
72	Hardy Krüger junior	1968	German actor
73	Alfredo Toro Hardy	1950	Venezuelan diplomat
74	Hardy Binguila	1996	Congolese footballer
75	James Hardy	1932	Australian businessman and sports sailor
76	Hardy Güssau	1962	German politician
77	Mary Hardy	1733	English diarist
78	José Toro Hardy	1942	Venezuelan economist
79	David A. Hardy	1936	British artist
80	Anne Hardy	1970	British photographer
81	Vincent Hardy		French journalist
82	Hardy Åström	1951	Swedish ice hockey player
83	Matthew Hardy		Australian comedian
84	Hardy Grüne	1962	German sport historian
85	Joseph Hardy	1929	Film director
86	Darryl Hardy	1968	American football player
87	Hardy Myers	1939	American politician
88	Peter Hardy	1957	Australian actor
89	Hardy Murfree	1752	American soldier
90	Emmett Hardy	1903	American musician
91	William H. Hardy	1837	American politician
92	Theodore Hardy	1863	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
93	Ben Hardy	1898	Australian George Cross recipient
94	David T. Hardy	1951	American lawyer
95	Dona Hardy	1912	Actress, dancer
96	Joe Hardy	1949	American politician
97	Josiah Hardy	1715	British colonial administrator
98	Daniel Hardy	1987	Player of American football
99	Kevin Hardy	1945	American football player
100	Chauncey Hardy	1988	American basketball player
101	Lucien Hardy	2000	Physicist
102	Christian Hardy	1979	British musician
103	Arthur Sturgis Hardy	1837	Canadian politician
104	Campbell Hardy	1906	Royal Amrines general
105	Thomas Bush Hardy	1842	British marine painter and watercolourist
106	Adrian Hardy	1970	American football player
107	Henry Hardy	1949	British composer
108	Emma Hardy	1980
109	Hardy Jones		American filmmaker
110	Frederick Daniel Hardy	1827	British artist
111	Heywood Hardy	1842	British painter
112	Alexandre Hardy	1570	French dramtist
113	Ange Hardy	1983	British singer
114	Alexander M. Hardy	1847	American politician
115	Sophie Hardy	1944	French actress
116	Chris Hardy	1972	Canadian football player
117	Mihály Hardy	1957
118	Dudley Hardy	1867	British painter and illustrator
119	Edward Hardy	1884	British politician
120	James Greene Hardy	1795	American politician
121	Justine Hardy
122	Samuel Hardy	1758	American lawyer and politician from Virginia
123	Phil Hardy	1973	Footballer
124	Jeff Hardy	1959	Australian swimmer
125	Adam Hardy	1953	British architect and architectural historian
126	Hugh W. Hardy	1924	United States Marine Corps Reserve general; 3D seismc pioneer
127	Romain Hardy	1988	Racing cyclist
128	Marc Hardy	1952	Belgian comics artist
129	Hardy Cross Dillard	1902	Judge on the World Court 1970–1979
130	Jocelyn Hardy	1945	Canadian ice hockey player
131	Leonard W. Hardy	1805	Counselor in the presiding bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
132	John Spencer Hardy	1913	American lieutenant general
133	Hardy Williams	1931	American politician
134	Hardy LeBel	1967	Video game designer
135	Tim Hardy	1973	American soccer player
136	Louise Hardy	1959	Canadian politician
137	Terry Hardy	1976	American football player
138	Aaron Hardy	1986	English footballer
139	Stacy Hardy		South African artist
140	Ronald Hardy	1919	British writer
141	Dorcas Hardy	1946	American government official
142	Harry Hardy	1895	English footballer
143	Hardy Cavero	1996	Chilean footballer
144	William Bate Hardy	1864	British biologist
145	Hardy Hepp	1944	Swiss musician
146	Jean Hardy	1763
147	Larry Hardy	1948	American baseball player and coach
148	Thomas Duffus Hardy	1804	British archivist and antiquarian
149	Barbara Hardy	1924
150	Gene Hardy		Canadian musician
151	Hardy Kayser	1962	German guitarist
152	Friedhelm Hardy	1943	British academic
153	Tom Hardy		Footballer
154	Benjamin Hardy	1974	Australian volleyball player
155	George Francis Hardy
156	Bruce Hardy	1962	German ice hockey player
157	Todd Hardy	1957	Canadian politician
158	Mark Hardy	1988	Baseball player
159	Hardy Hansen	1933
160	Pierre Hardy	1907	French sport shooter
161	Michael Hardy	1929	English cricketer
162	Andre Hardy	1961	Player of American football
163	Hardy Pace	1785	Early settler of Atlanta
164	Alec Hardy	1891	Anglican bishop
165	Hardy Haberman	1950	American writer
166	Prezel Hardy	1992	American sprinter
167	George Hardy	1822	British artist
168	Arthur Sherburne Hardy	1847	Engineer, educator, editor, diplomat, novelist, poet
169	Hardy Falconer Parsons	1897	Recipient of the Victoria Cross
170	Charlie Hardy	1887	Australian rules footballer and coach
171	Nick Hardy	1996
172	John Hardy	1957	British composer
173	Hardy Nilsson	1947	Swedish ice hockey player
174	Arthur Charles Hardy	1872	Canadian politician
175	Hardy Ivy	1779	American settler
176	Charles Hardy		American competitive eater
177	Billy Hardy	1891	English footballer and manager
178	Warren Hardy	1963	American politician
179	Hardy von Francois	1879	German actor
180	Amanda Hardy	1971	Badminton player
181	Georges Hardy	1914	Swiss journalist
182	Willie Hardy	1922	American politician
183	Richard Hardy		English politician, died 1607
184	Jeremiah Pearson Hardy	1800	American artist
185	Stephanie Hardy	1979	Canadian singer
186	Guy U. Hardy	1872	American politician
187	Ernest Hardy	1852	British academic
188	Hurt Hardy	1904
189	Loo Hardy	1898	German actress
190	Hardy Bouillon	1960	German economist
191	Guy Hardy		Canadian politician
192	Milton H. Hardy	1844	American Mormon leader
193	Hardy Sauter	1971	Canadian ice hockey player and coach
194	Thomas Hardy	1747	Scottish minister
195	Hardy Wallace		American Winemaker
196	Robin Hardy	1952	Canadian writer
197	Henry Ernest Hardy	1869	British priest
198	Daniel W. Hardy	1930	American priest
199	María Cordero Hardy	1932	Puerto Rican physiologist
200	Alan Hardy		Australian producer