Hoar

See also: hoar and hôar

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • As an English surname, from the adjective hoar (“greyish white”).
  • Also as an English surname, from Ore in Sussex, or its source Old English ōra (“edge, brink”).

Compare Middle English Hore.

Proper noun

Hoar (plural Hoars)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoar is the 16900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1685 individuals. Hoar is most common among White (95.85%) individuals.

Anagrams

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • Hår

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔɐ̯/

Noun

Hoar n (plural Hoar)

  1. (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, anatomy) hair
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