Definition of "Hardy"

(historical) A former town in Manchester, England, now absorbed into Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

A common surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a hardy person.  examples

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A minor city in Sharp County and Fulton County, Arkansas.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.  examples

3. A minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa.  examples

4. An unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Grenada County, Mississippi.  examples

6. A census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana.  examples

7. A village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.  examples

8. A township in Holmes County, Ohio.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Virginia.  examples

A township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.  examples

A hamlet in Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39, Saskatchewan, Canada.  examples

A locality east of Peterborough, South Australia.  examples