Hoggard is a surname, and its spelling can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). To break it down, "hog" is pronounced as /hɒɡ/, with the "o" making the "ah" sound, and the "g" being pronounced like a hard "g." Meanwhile, "gard" is pronounced as /ɡɑːd/, with the "ar" sound being pronounced as "ah" and the "d" being pronounced like a hard "d." Altogether, the word is pronounced as /hɒɡɡɑːd/, with the emphasis on the first syllable.