The Mac an Bháird family was one of the learned families of late medieval Ireland. The name has evolved over many centuries, the anglicized forms coming down to us as "MacAward", "McWard", "MacEward", "MacEvard", "Macanward", "M'Ward", and its most commonly used variant today: "Ward". The name means 'son of the bard' and has no connection with the English name Ward, … Wikipedia
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