Harvard

name

Etymology: A variant of Harward reflecting the merger of /v/ and /w/ in the dialects of southeastern England; thus from Middle English Herward, Herreward, itself from Old English Hereweard and a doublet of Harward and Hereward. Compare German Herwarth.

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.

   “The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures.”

7. A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.

   “I'd finished my second year at Harvard when I boarded the Penn Trader […] Not surprisingly. my name became Harvard. "Hey Harvard, get your ass back to the lazarette and bring me another bucket of red lead!"”

   “Lu had skipped second grade and found herself at the gifted school by the time she entered fifth grade. That more had earned her the nickname Harvard—another moniker from Lex. […] "Hey, Harvard, how was school today? Did you skip any more grades this week?" he had teased.”

8. A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.

   “Don't mind her, kiddos. Miss Harvard ain't used to gettin' her hands dirty.”

   “I don't have anything to say about "Feast of Blood," because any idiot can understand it, unless they have an Ivy League education and start looking for allegories and metaphors and what have you. Hey Harvard, guess what: there aren't any. It's a story, not a dissertation. Symbolism is for pussies, you read it here first”