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English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from ó hír (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”).
- Also as an Irish surname, from ó Haichir (“descendant of Aichear”), from aichear (“sharp”).
- As an English surname, from the noun hare, originally as a nickname.
- Also as an English surname, from Ayre.
- Also as an English surname, from the obsolete Old English hær (“stone”).
- Also as an English surname, variant of Hair.
- As a French surname, from the verb harer (“to stir up, excite”), from Old French harier, from Frankish *hariōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to devastate, lay waste”).
- As a German surname, variant of Harr.
Proper noun
Hare
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- Synonym of Sahtú
- A hamlet in Broadway parish, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2915). [1]
- An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States.
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Anagrams
Maori
Proper noun
Hare
- a male given name, Harry
References
- Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
- Fletcher Index of Maori Names
- Ancestry.com: Exact search for the given name "Hare" in documents relating to New Zealand. Accessed on 25 February 2016