LIZARD

(Gaelic.) Local. The high fortress,- from lios, a fort, an inclosure, or garden, and ard, high.

LORD

A term of civil dignity, a master, ruler, the proprietor of a manor, derived from the Anglo-Saxon ord, which comes from ored, a governor, with the prefix of the letter L, le, denoting the person or place. Gaelic, ard, ord, high, lofty, the prime chief, superior. Lord has been derived from Hla-ford, which is compounded of Hlaf a loaf, and ford, to give, a bread-giver.

MALLARD

(Belgic.) A wild drake. Meallard, local, Gaelic, a high mound, a hill or eminence, from meall, a hill, and ard, high.

RICARD

(Sax.) Of a powerful, rich, or generous disposition, from ric, rich, and ard, nature or disposition.

LEONARD

The disposition of a lion; lion-hearted; from leon, a lion, and ard, Teutonic, nature, disposition.

REYNARD

(Teut or Sax.) From Rein, pure, and ard, nature, disposition; honesty incorrupt.

KENNARD

(Gaelic.) From Ceannard, a chief; a chieftain, a leader, a commander-in-chief, from Ceann, head, chief; and Ard, high, lofty.

KEITH

Local. From the parish and lands of Keith, in Banffshire, Scotland. The name Keith is said to be derived from the Gaelic Gaoth, wind, pronounced somewhat similarly to Keith. The old village and kirk are called Arkeith, which may be a corruption of the Gaelic Ard Quoth, signifying high wind, which corresponds to its locality, which is peculiarly exposed to gusts of wind. In some old charters, Keith is written Gith, which still more resembles Gaith. I think the name is derived from the Welsh Caeth, a place surrounded, shut up, inclosed, a deep hollow, a strait. The root of the word is the Welsh Cau, to close, to shut up. Concerning this family, the traditional account is, that they came from G-ermany in the reign of the Emperor Otho, and from the principality of Hesse, from which they were expelled in some revolution. The first person of this family of whom our oldest historians take notice, is Robert De Keith, to whom Malcom II, King of Scotland, gave the barony of Keith, in East Lothian, as a reward for killing Camus, a Danish general, who then invaded Scotland with a numerous army. The battle was fought at Barry, seven miles from Dundee, where an obelisk, called Camus' stone, still preserves the memory of the victory, and it is said the king, dipping his three fingers in the blood of the general, stroked them along the field of the Scotch champion's shield, to whom, besides the landed estate before mentioned, he gave the dignity of Great Marshal of Scotland.

WILLARD

One who has a determined disposition, from will, choice, command, and ard, the Teutonic of art, strength, nature, disposition.

POLLARD

A tree having its top cut off; a fish; Poularde, French, a fat chicken; Pol, Dutch, a loose or lewd man, and ard, disposition. Poule-ard, chicken-hearted.

REINARD

(Teut or Sax.) From Rein, pure, and ard, nature, disposition; honesty incorrupt.

BERNARD

(Sax.) From Beam or Bairn, a child, and ard (Teut.), nature, disposition; of a child-like disposition; filial affection. Verstegan brings it from Beorn, heart one of a stout heart.

BARNARD

(Sax.) From Beam or Bairn, a child, and ard (Teut.), nature, disposition; of a child-like disposition; filial affection. Verstegan brings it from Beorn, heart one of a stout heart.

BALLARD

(Celtic and Gaelic.) From Ball, a place, a round elevation; and ard, high. The Gaelic word Ballart signifies noisy, boasting. Bal also signifies a lord, and ard, high.

HAZARD

(Br.) From ard, nature, and has, high of high disposition, proud, independent.

RICHARD

(Sax.) Of a powerful, rich, or generous disposition, from ric, rich, and ard, nature or disposition.

DYSART

(Gaelic.) Local. A parish in Fifeshire, Scotland; from Dia, God, and ard, high the temple of the highest Dysart was a place of ancient Druidical or Gaelic worship.

ACKART

(Saxon) From Ack, oak, and ard, nature, disposition; firm-hearted, unyielding.

BURRARD

Local. A high hill or top. Boorard, resembling a countryman; Boer, Dutch, a rustic, a fanner, and ard, nature, mode, kind.

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