Hare

See also: hare and haré

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

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. Synonym of Sahtú.
  3. A hamlet in Broadway parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST2915). [1]
  4. An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States.
  5. A dialect of Slavey, an Athabaskan language.
    Synonym: Kawchottine

References

Anagrams

Maori

Proper noun

Hare

  1. a male given name, Harry

References

  • [1] Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
  • [2] Fletcher Index of Maori Names
  • [3] Ancestry.com: Exact search for the given name "Hare" in documents relating to New Zealand. Accessed on 25 February 2016