Definitions of Hardy:

• noun:   English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
• noun:   United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
• adjective:   having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

  Example: "Hardy explorers of northern Canada"

• adjective:   able to survive under unfavorable conditions

  Example: "Strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"

• adjective:   resolute and without fear
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 2857 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #310)