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Around the world, Havard (Havard
, Хавард
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Havard is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Denmark, where it is a rare boy's name, and Sweden. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Norway, the United States, and Sweden. More prevalently, Havard is the last name as well as the forename.
Havard is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Howard Wolowitz , the fictional character on the television series The Big Bang Theory; Howard Stark , the fictional character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man 2; Howard Cunningham , the Fictional character in Happy Days; Howard the Duck , the Marvel Comics character, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Howard Stackhouse , the character in The West Wing, and in many other works.