Hardy may refer to:

People

Hardy (surname) Hardy is an English, French, and Scottish surname. It appears that the oldest usage is from the Old French ''hardi'' meaning "bold, courageous" which itself comes from Old Frankish ''hardjan'' meaning "to make hard". The final ''-y'' is also typic ...

* Hardy (given name) *

Hardy (singer) Michael Wilson Hardy (born September 13, 1990), known mononymously as Hardy (stylized as HARDY), is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has written songs for Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Blake Shelton, Dallas Smith, Thomas R ...

, American singer-songwriter

Places

Antarctica

* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land * Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island * Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands

Australia

* Hardy, South Australia, a locality * Cape Hardy, a headland in South Australia *

Hardy Inlet Hardy Inlet is an inlet that is located in the South West region of Western Australia. The town of Augusta is situated on the South Western shore of the inlet, the inlet opens to the Southern Ocean via Flinders Bay. Both the Blackwood Rive ...

, Western Australia

Canada

* Hardy Township, Ontario, Canada, administered by the Loring, Port Loring and District, Ontario, services board * Port Hardy, British Columbia * Hardy, Saskatchewan, Canada, a hamlet

United States

Hardy, Arkansas Hardy is the 2nd oldest city in Sharp and Fulton counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 770 in 2024. Geography Hardy is located at (36.320553, -91.480645). The Spring River, which begins in Mammoth Spring, flows throu ...

, a city * Hardy, California, an unincorporated community *

Hardy, Iowa Hardy is a city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States. The population was 57 at the time of the 2020 census. History Hardy got its start in the year 1881, following construction of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls and Northwestern Railway throu ...

, a city * Hardy, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Hardy, Mississippi Hardy is an unincorporated community located in Grenada County, Mississippi and part of the Grenada Micropolitan Statistical Area . Hardy is approximately north of Grenada Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern ...

, an unincorporated community * Hardy, Montana, an unincorporated community *

Hardy, Nebraska Hardy is a village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 159 at the 2010 census. History Hardy was platted in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for a railroad official. 1925 editionis av ...

, a village * Hardy, Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Hardy County, West Virginia Hardy County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 14,299. Its county seat is Moorefield, West Virginia, Moorefield. The county was created f ...

Hardy Dam Hardy Dam (or Hardy Hydroelectric Plant) is an earth-filled embankment dam and powerplant complex on the Muskegon River in Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. At the time of its completion, it was the largest earthen dam in North Ame ...

, Michigan *

Hardy Lake Hardy Lake, originally named Quick Creek Reservoir, is an Indiana state reservoir in Scott County, Indiana, Scott and Jefferson County, Indiana, Jefferson counties, Indiana. It is located four miles (6 km) east of Austin, Indiana and north ...

, Indiana, a state reservoir *

Hardy Pond Hardy Pond is a pond located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Originally almost twice the size, in recent times the pond level was lowered in an inappropriate approach to controlling flooding. The quality of the water has degraded due to eutrophicatio ...

, Massachusetts *

Hardy Toll Road The Hardy Toll Road is a controlled-access toll road in the Greater Houston area of the U.S. state of Texas, maintained by the Harris County Toll Road Authority. The route runs from Interstate 610 near central Houston to Interstate 45 just ...

, Texas *

Hardy Township, Holmes County, Ohio Hardy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 5,870. Geography Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships: * Prairie Township - nort ...

Elsewhere

Hardy Peninsula Peninsula Hardy (sometimes called "Pen Hardy") is a peninsula at one of the most southerly extremes of South America. It is the southern landform which extends into the Drake Passage to make the Bahia Nassau. It is part of a large island called ...

, Chile *

Hardy River The Hardy River () is a -long Mexican river formed by residual agricultural waters from the Mexicali Valley, and running into the Colorado River. The river is believed to have been an ancient channel of the Colorado, as well as the primary outfl ...

, Mexico *

Hardy Town, Gibraltar Hardy Town was a temporary civilian settlement established near the south end of the Gibraltar peninsula during the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–83). The intensive Spanish and French bombardment reduced the town of Gibraltar to ruins and prom ...

, a temporary civilian settlement during a Napoleonic Wars siege *

Hardy Way {{Use British English, date=March 2018 The Hardy Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England in the United Kingdom. Length of the Hardy Way The route runs for 354 km or 220 miles. The route The route is named for the writ ...

, a long-distance footpath in southern England *

Hardy Point Hardy Point () is the western point of Bellingshausen Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into th ...

, Bellingshausen Island in the South Sandwich Islands *

2866 Hardy __NOTOC__ Year 866 ( DCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murdered by Basil the Macedonian at Miletu ...

, an asteroid

Ships

* Hardy class destroyer, a Royal Navy class of two ships in commission from 1895 to 1912 * HMS ''Hardy'', various Royal Navy ships

Businesses

* Hardy Oil and Gas, a British company * The Hardy Wine Company, an Australian wine company

Other uses

The Hardy Boys The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in a series of mystery novels for young readers. The series revolves around teenage amateur sleuths, solving cases that often stumped their adult counterparts. ...

, a detective series about two teenage brothers and amateur detectives *

The Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Jeff Hardy, Jeff and Matt Hardy. They are both signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where they are former three time TNA Tag Team Championship, TNA ...

, a professional wrestling tag team consisting of real-life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy *

Hardy baronets There have been two baronetcies created for bearers of this surname, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first creation became extinct on the death of the first baronet in 1839 and the second creation became extinct on the death of ...

, two titles in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, both extinct * Hardy Fishing Rods, a brand of fishing rods owned by Newell Brands *

Hardy (hill) A Hardy is any one of a category of mountain, hill or high point in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man which is the highest point in either a hill range, an island over , or a top-tier administrative area. Hill list The Hardy ...

, a category of hill in the United Kingdom * Hardy Monument, Dorset, United Kingdom * Hardy Memorial Tower, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States * Hardy Cup (ice hockey), a Canadian ice hockey trophy *

Hardy Trophy The Hardy Trophy is a Canadian sport trophy, presented annually to the winner of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canadian football, Football Conference of U Sports, the country's governing body for university athletics. It is na ...

, a Canadian football trophy *

Hardy tool Hardy tools, also known as anvil tools or bottom tools, are metalworking tools used in anvils. Description A hardy has a square shank, which prevents it from rotating when placed in the anvil's hardy hole.''The Complete Bladesmith'', p. 10 The ...

, a type of accessory tool used with an anvil *

Hardy (locomotive) Hardy may refer to: People * Hardy (surname) * Hardy (given name) * Hardy (singer), American singer-songwriter Places Antarctica * Mount Hardy, Enderby Land * Hardy Cove, Greenwich Island * Hardy Rocks, Biscoe Islands Australia * Hardy, South ...

, a locomotive at the Dinorwic quarry