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, South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2915).
4. An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States.

Anagrams

• Ahre, Hera, RHAe, Rahe, Rhea, hear, hera, rhea

Maori

Proper noun

Hare

1. a male given name, Harry

Related terms

• Hēnare

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