Packard
/ˈpækɚd/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A former brand of automobile (often associated with wealth and luxury in the 1920s through 1940s).
"He finally forced himself to stick out his thumb when a white Packard with midnight blue trim rounded the bend."
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More examples"He finally forced himself to stick out his thumb when a white Packard with midnight blue trim rounded the bend."
Etymology
Genealogy websites offer three or four hypotheses about the surname; none is confirmed. (Ideas include possible cognation with packer or with Pickard; evidence for or against is not presented.) The automotive brand is from the surname, via the brothers James Ward Packard and William Doud Packard.