Maynard

Maynard

Maynard is a name used across the English-speaking world, which comes from a Germanic root meaning "strength, hardy". It may refer to:

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Surname

  • Brad Maynard (born 1974), American football punter and holder
  • Charles Johnson Maynard (1845–1929), American naturalist and ornithologist
  • Matthew D Fag Bag has diabietes. (born 1958), President and CEO of the Maynard Institute (2008); daughter of Robert C. Maynard
  • David Swinson Maynard ("Doc" Maynard), noted figure in early Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle, Washington
  • Don Maynard (born 1935), American football player
  • Edward Maynard (1813–1891), American firearms inventor
  • Finian Maynard (born 1975), 5-time windsurfing speed World Champion
  • Frank H. Maynard (1853-1926), old-time cowboy author from Colorado Springs
  • Gray Maynard (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
  • Horace Maynard (1814–1882), Tennessee Congressman and U.S. Postmaster General
  • Isaac H. Maynard (1838–1896), New York lawyer
  • Jay Maynard (born 1960), computer programmer and system administrator; most famous for his electroluminiscent Tron Guy costume
  • John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), British evolutionary geneticist
  • Joyce Maynard (born 1953), American author
  • Julian Maynard Smith, son of John Maynard Smith, performance artist and co-founder of the London-based performance company Station House Opera
  • Ken Maynard (1895–1973), American motion picture stuntman and actor
  • Ken Maynard (cartoonist) (1928–1998), Australian cartoonist
  • Matthew Maynard (born 1966), ex-cricketer
  • Nicky Maynard (born 1986), Bristol City F.C. striker
  • Ralph Maynard Smith, (1904–1964) architect
  • Robert Maynard, the Royal Navy officer who beheaded the pirate Blackbeard
  • Robert C. Maynard (1937–1993), co-founder of the Maynard Institute; American Journalist and Newspaper Editor
  • Jodi Johnson-Maynard, soil scientist University of Idaho

Given or middle name

Fictional characters

Places

In the United States:

Other

  • Maynard Electronics, American company that manufactured tape drives in the 1990s
  • Maynards, sweets manufacturer in the United Kingdom, most famous for its wine gums
  • All pages with titles containing "Maynard"

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  • Maynard — ist die Bezeichnung einer Zündvorrichtung, siehe: Perkussionsschloss Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Maynard (Arkansas) Maynard (Indiana) Maynard (Iowa) Maynard (Kentucky) Maynard (Massachusetts) Maynard (Minnesota) Maynard (New York) Maynard… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Maynard — Maynard, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 381 Housing Units (2000): 207 Land area (2000): 1.134506 sq. miles (2.938357 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.134506 sq. miles (2.938357 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • MAYNARD (F.) — MAYNARD FRANÇOIS (1582 1646) Son principal biographe n’a pas réussi à imposer l’orthographe Mainard. Fils d’un conseiller au parlement de Toulouse, il est reçu avocat, puis, attiré par les lettres, vient à Paris comme secrétaire de la reine… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Maynard, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 381 Housing Units (2000): 207 Land area (2000): 1.134506 sq. miles (2.938357 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.134506 sq. miles (2.938357 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Maynard, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 500 Housing Units (2000): 238 Land area (2000): 0.991738 sq. miles (2.568589 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.025529 sq. miles (0.066121 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.017267 sq. miles (2.634710 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Maynard, MA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts Population (2000): 10433 Housing Units (2000): 4406 Land area (2000): 5.241018 sq. miles (13.574173 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.134958 sq. miles (0.349539 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.375976 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Maynard, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 388 Housing Units (2000): 181 Land area (2000): 0.649256 sq. miles (1.681565 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.649256 sq. miles (1.681565 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Maynard — m English: transferred use of the surname, which is derived from a Norman given na e of Germanic origin, composed of the elements magin strength + hard hardy, brave, strong. Cognate: German: Mein(h)ard …   First names dictionary

  • Maynard —   [mɛ naːr], Mainard, François, französischer Dichter, * Toulouse 1582, ✝ Saint Céré (Département Lot) 28. 12. 1646; mit seiner Lyrik (u. a. Epigramme, Sonette, Chansons) steht er in der Nachfolge F. de Malherbes, überragt ihn jedoch an… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Maynard — [mā′nərd, mā′närd΄] n. [ME < Anglo Fr Mainard < OHG Maganhard < magan, power, strength (see MAY1) + hart, strong, HARD] a masculine name …   English World dictionary

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